umpire interference...

[bzborow1]

Hi everyone,

I had a situation come up in one of the games I was coaching that I really have no idea how it should be handled. Our team was down by 1 run in the last inning with 2 outs and a runner on second. A ball was hit to the OF and it looked like she was going to score although it was a relatively close play. At any rate, the home plate umpire for some reason stepped on the line and obstructed the runner...in addition the catcher then missed the throw and the ball went back to the screen.

What's the appropriate call?? His call was to stop the play and send the runner back to third. To penalize one team over the other seems unfair?? I guess it's interesting because the home plate umpire's wife was the coach of the fielding team.