video says it all

[Mountaincoach]

Then the rule needs to be changed. Plain and simple. I know lots of umpires who hate that rule. It's a tradition that needs to stop and catch up with the times. And that umpire should talk to the kid in private someday and say "Hey look, I made a mistake." I also read that he talked mean to the kid and told her to get off the bag so they could continue the game.