Do-over?

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by greymule

Last night, in a men's SP league for which I assign the umpires, the lights (on a timer) went out in the 7th inning of a 19-16 game just as F6 released a throw toward 1B in an attempt to retire the BR for the third out. (There's virtually no ambient light at this field, so everything went immediately pitch black.)

At the time, there were runners on 2B and 3B. Naturally, the play was not completed. The lights could not be turned back on, so the game is suspended and will be completed next week.

I'm assuming that this is a do-over. Right?

Not sure what you mean by a "do over." If you are talking about the game being replayed from the beginning or from the point the lights went out, that is really a decision for the league officials to decide based upon their code. Not an umpire issue.

If they are asking you for your opinion on how to handle the situation as they are resuming play from the point the lights went out, then I would say the only choice would be to reset everyone to where they were before the play began when the lights went out.