What was this umpire thinking?

[TwoBits]

I remember the play that Rich mentioned, but I couldn't remember who had actually did it.

Anyway, there's more to the story. I come off my field to find the tournament director's nose in a rule book. He gives me the scenario, to which I replied that he's not going to find anything in the rule book to describe the situation, to which he agrees. The umpire who made the call used 9.01c to justify why he ruled the way he did.

The tournament director told me that, had the defensive coach protested, and with the umpire invoking 9.01c, he would have to deny the protest.