trust me, i am sorry, but she is out

[bobbrix]

Another "just when you thought you'd seen it all" situations from the weekend:

youth girls (91-92’s)

Batter hits foul ball off top of bat, ball flies up quite high towards first and is flying just on the fair side of the foul line.

Lots of coaches/fans screaming instructions ...

Batter-runner takes about five steps then starts wondering where the ball is.

She stops ... looks around ... looks up and kapow !!!! ball drops right on her face (ouch) ... she's in fair territory at the moment.

Everything stops for a moment, no time called yet, she's got her hands on her face and seems to be crying, but then suddenly sprints off down to first base and deals with her pain there.

Much confusion .... ump calls time ... thinks about it, calls her safe.

Nobody complained (maybe because the youngster showed some strength in dealing with getting hit like that).

Anyway, as I sat in the stands not having to deal with it, I thought how I would have called her out ...

I mean, how many chances in life to you get to say :

“Trust me coach, I do feel sorry that she hit herself in the face with her own hit ball, but she is out.”