"Foul Ball"

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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Agreed 100%. But, Mike, you of all people shouldn't be surprised to learn that NCAA coaches do not want umpires to tell players anything, even that a batted ball is foul. Base umpires are instructed to neither echo nor signal foul balls called by the plate umpire, just allow runners to run, slide, whatever, rather than tell them. Because, don't you know, they should only be listening to their coaches!!

Which is just another in a long line of posts from knowledgable individuals that support my contention that the coaches run NCAA softball.

But, then again, this discussion wasn't about the NCAA rules, but HS. As you noted, it is just the inaccurate belief that since the NCAA game is perceived as the highest level of softball, that many involved believe their "mechanics" are "the" mechanics.

Sorry, but I disagree, but you knew that, didn't you?