umpire interference...

[bobbrix]

Very similar occurrence at a league semi-final I watched on Saturday.

Runner on 2nd and batter hits to right field.

Plate ump forgets there's a girl on 2nd, and he trails the batter-runner a few steps towards 1st.

F9 throws to F3 --- "OUT !!!" he proudly exclaims.

By now, the forgotten runner is rounding 3rd.

So, the ump is backing up, looking at his indicator and clicking in the out at 1st, completely oblivious to the fact there's a running how heading for home.

We all see what's coming.

F3 throws to F2 and by now the ump has backed himself right on the path of the girl trying to reach home. She slows up, bumps into him, he looks up in complete shock and dismay (... like, "yikes, this is bad, where in the world did she come from ???).

She tries to run around him to the backstop side and, of course, he moves the same direction to try to get out of the way .... they are basically stuck together.

The catcher runs up and tags her.

"OUT".

A couple of us tried to console him after the game. He was really sick about it.