ASA - 1B Coach runs out on field during live ball to argue a call at 2B

[Insane Blue]

Originally Posted by teebob21

Championship play. The situation is not really relevant, but for context it was a banger non-routine force play at 2B. Three umpire system, I am U3 making a call at 2B on an infield ground ball (this is NOT the same play with the INT that I posted earlier). The throw from F6 was high and F4 jumped off the bag to make the catch, but landed with her foot on the base before the runner arrived. It wasn't all that close, but enough to sell it with a point, verbalize "Yes!! It's on!", pause and punch. The BR reached first safely and the return throw from F4 to F1 was overthrown and the ball was loose as the coach met me 45 feet down the 1B-2B line.

For additional context, it was Day 3 of a National and this assistant coach had already been ejected from games on Days 1 and 2. (Edit to add: Not ejected by me.)

In my shoes, how would you have reacted/handled this situation?

It would have been a Trifecta as he would be Ejected 3 day in a row

[CecilOne]

Prior games not relevant.

Tempting to see if his runners advanced on the loose ball and then call time before they got there.

[jmkupka]

I'd be sorely tempted to call dead ball as he approached across the field, BR back to 1B (if she hadn't reached 2B).
Then EJ.

Do the rules permit this?

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Prior games not relevant.

Tempting to see if his runners advanced on the loose ball and then call time before they got there.

To me, prior games may be relevant. If I knew this hair-trigger guy had been tossed the previous 2 days, I'd be just as quick with an ejection.

If I didn't know, I may have opted to cut him some slack telling him he couldn't be where he was. He was already on the field, i.e. didn't come charging out from a dugout, but should have remained in the vicinity of the coaches' box.

If a coach gets tossed, are there sanctions? A game suspension? Tossed twice, out for the balance of the tournament? Are these decisions that would be made by the UIC and/or TD?