WCWS: Catch or no catch?

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Originally Posted by Big Slick

And the stupid announcer comment of the night, the between games crew said: "in softball, the ball doesn't need to survive the ground."

99% of the time, that would not be true. You can also add wall, fence, mascot and another fielder to that list.

The unfortunate part about this play is PU was the primary for this play. With a runner on second, counter-rotated starting position, this is PU's area of responsibility. Although there is a alternate mechanic (circa 2016) that allows U1 to help on catch/no catch (all the way to the line), this is still a difficult play. And now the calls for 4 umpires (as happened in the FSU regional game, FSU vs. Auburn).

Having worked a few 6-umpire games, I can assure you that while more eyes are watching different angles, there are still some situations that will stretch the crew's ability to cover every possible angle.