Double Base

[Bagman62]

Tom,
I know I am being overly technical and when the defensive coach quoted the rule almost chapter and verse with emphasis on RETURN to the base, my "on the spot" decision was to enforce the rule written without clarification and a loop hole, the offensive coach mildly argued and said he would check the rule book.

After the game the offensive coach said it was a poorly written rule but without his player passing the base she could not return so technically I was correct. Thank goodness this was lower level REC ball.

I later found out the defensive coach was an ASA umpire and has a habit of using rule interpertation to his advantage, had I known that I would have made him put up protest fee and let the committee sort it out.