Why we umpires love baseball coaches--Part I.

[PeteBooth]

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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I had a boys' H.S. jr. varsity baseball game last night (NFHS Rules).

(2) he was suprised to hear me call out "foul ball", and that is why he pointed to First base and told R1 to return to first base.)

This is NFHS rules therefore, check out case play 10.2.3E which is similar to your OP.

Ruling: The umpire TELLING the runner to go back to first base placed that team at a disadvantage and the umpire needs to fix.

In this situation the runner should have been allowed to stay at first base.

Do not know if your state has protest procedures (here in NY we do) but the coach should have protested the game based upon a misapplication of rule 10-2-3L, UNLESS the score was out of hand where it would have made no difference.

Pete Booth