Teammates’ handslap to home run hitter erases victory

[tcarilli]

Originally Posted by BretMan

Isn't the same rule in effect for NCAA baseball?

no

Rule 5
Positions of the Offensive Team
SECTION 2. The offensive team shall:
d. After a home run, no offensive team member, other than the base
coaches, shall touch the batter-runner before home plate has been
touched. Team personnel, except for preceding base runners, shall not
enter the dirt area at home plate to congratulate the batter-runner.
PENALTY for c. and d.—After a warning for the first offense, ejection
from the contest of one of the offending players.

The penalty is ejection of the toucher. The intent of the rule in baseball is to prevent the players from the dugout from encircling the catcher and creating a situation that may end up volatile.

That's probably why nobody caught it.

[Kevin Finnerty]

I can't believe the censor is allowing this off-topic discussion and everything related to it to remain on this thread.