I love it when a coach gets caught.....

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I'd say about 98% of the missed bases I catch during a game are never appealed.

And 98% of the appeals I DO get for leaving too soon or missing a base are wrong.

Go figure!

I had the good luck of umpiring for one of the Olympic hopefuls back in the 90's. Dee Williams who played for LSU. When in HS a missed base under NFHS was an automatic call. She knew which HS umpires paid attention vs. those that didn't. She cut many a base back then.

I also umpired behind the plate for Cat Osterman a couple of times.......my oldest actually got a clean base hit against Cat when we played them in a pre-season tourney when she play for Cypress HS. Unfortunately......she faced her a few times in travel ball and did not have any luck.

Also had the great pleasure of umpiring two games with Christa Williams back in the mid 90's when Dobie played in a local HS tournament.

I have also noticed that many a missed base is never appealled. And also that many that are were not really missed bases.

Joel

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Gulf Coast Blue

When in HS a missed base under NFHS was an automatic call.
Joel

I remember those days. Two games come to mind both in the same year.

Game 1: I was the BU and not once but twice the same player (Home Team) hits a HR and misses 2B both times.


Game 2: I was the PU. It was a weekend tournament in Michigan between two high schools (neither which was the host school) that were greatly mis-matched. The very good team was the H and were scoring at will in the bottom of the first. With still no outs and the bases loaded, the batter walks (on four pitches naturally), the runner on 3B crosses HP without touching hit and proceeds directly to her team's dugout. I ring up the out, and naturally her coach wanted to know how I could make such a call. Next inning same player is on 3B again when the batter walks; she starts to trot toward HP then makes a big theatrical slid across HP. I scored the run and then ejected her for unsportsmanlike conduct. LOL

MTD, Sr.

[Bandit]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

With still no outs and the bases loaded, the batter walks (on four pitches naturally), the runner on 3B crosses HP without touching hit and proceeds directly to her team's dugout. I ring up the out,

MTD, Sr.

And we rang up the out after appeal ?

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Bandit

And we rang up the out after appeal ?

Per his and Joel's posts, this was when the Fed had no appeals.