Steal of home (Video)

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by umpjim

I agree with a CI call. I'm just trying see if there is some justification why some NCAA big dogs don't call it.

Truthfully, this is probably something that caught the umpire by total surprise, and it didn't dawn on him that he should have awarded the batter first base.

How often do you actually see someone try a straight steal of home, much less be successful? And then throw on top of that the fact that the catcher moved forward, caught the pitch, and still failed to tag the runner in time? And the whole time, the batter just stood there making zero attempt to protect the runner.

It wouldn't surprise me if the plate umpire knew of the correct interp, but he just failed to make the right call because this once-in-a-lifetime occurrence caused a brain cramp.