Silly NCAA runner assistance rule...

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

FWIW
I don't know about the "double shame" on the RAT.
I don't really care about her and one may argue that she was just doing what RATs do... anything they can to win.

I'd still vote for double shame on the Umpires.
I may be mistaken, but I think at this level I'm supposed to know those rules or at least between my partners and myself, be able to get it correct....

BTW
This has not occurred in any of my games, but I would look at it as one warning per/event as opposed to one warning per person who touched the BR.

Maybe I'm completely clueless as to how junior college works, but I somehow doubt that's where they send their best umpires. Seems like a likely spot for a "proving ground" if I ever heard of one.

I'm not saying that as an excuse. Just saying I'm not surprised that if it were to happen anywhere, it'd happen there.