When do you stop ignoring fans?

[sargee7]

"she had one minute to vacate or the game was to be forfeited."

By what rule would you have forfeited the game had the spectator refused to leave??? There is none, the coaches/managers ARE NOT responsible for the conduct of the fans.

This might be the point where you put the players in the dugouts and refuse to restart, or suspend the game and walk-off. Then let the administration deal with game suspension.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by sargee7

By what rule would you have forfeited the game had the spectator refused to leave??? There is none, the coaches/managers ARE not responsible for the conduct of the fans.

NCAA or HS, you're right. Most youth ball, you're right too, and there's usually some sort of field admin to get rid of these fans.

But in every adult ball league I've ever worked, the local rules had the managers of the teams responsible for their fans, with penalties up to and including forfeiture.

I think I've addressed a fan problem exactly twice in my career, not including such adult leagues. In both cases, field admin was nowhere to be seen, and the problems were prolonged, profane, and personal - and got to the point where players were reacting to them.