And another weird one

[His High Holiness]

Originally posted by Marty Rogers

What age level was this game? I'm surprised you
didn't get an earful over this one.

NCAA rules. That means players age 18-22. This game was played before a paying crowd of 795. (Announced attendance)

No one argued a thing except the OFFENSE asked me to check with my partner. As a matter of fact, there would have been far more serious reprecussions had I allowed this to continue. In advanced levels of play, left unchecked, events like this can result in beanballs, etc. At the NCAA level and above, umpires cannot afford to allow things like this to happen. Even if we have to be creative with the rules, we must rein this s$$$ in.

I ruled, he did not go, which is my perogative. The defense must have agreed with me because they did not ask me to check with my partner.

If nothing else, the batter was making a mockery of the game. The penalty for that is much more serious.

The batter knew that he had done wrong. He apologized to me after the game.

Peter