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[Manny A]

Originally Posted by justcallmeblue

the ball SOUNDS like it hits the plate and bounces up and hits the bat which is still in the hands of the batter with a foot still in the box.

If you saw that the bat was still in the batter's hands and that she still had a foot in the box, that's all you need to make the call. As others have said, where the ball was when she hit it again is immaterial.

You really didn't have to go to your partner for help, because all he could really offer was whether or not the batter hit the ball a second time. He has no real good look at the batter being out of the box or not. And there really isn't a need to get his take on the ball's location.

Originally Posted by justcallmeblue

...my response was "I was blocked by the catcher. . .I didnt see where the ball was the first or second time. . .You (coach) saw I immediately went to my base umpire. . .I cannot call what I could not see, that's why I asked him. We both have foul."

Maybe it's just me, but that was TMI. A simple, "Coach, I saw Foul, and my partner verified it," would suffice. Don't offer excuses like, "I couldn't see it," out loud like that, because that will only entice folks to criticize your umpiring skills.