How do you handle this

[chapmaja]

Had this one last summer with the UIC observing me. We were playing a league game (adult Co-Rec slow pitch, single umpire), not championship play. ASA rules with league modifications.

Team A is at bat, and is up a rather large margin (game ended under our 20 after 3 rule).

Bases loaded, Ground ball to 3rd, throw comes to first (no attempt to get the runner at home, 3rd or second). Throw is way off and hits the batter runner, who is in the running lane at the time. When it hits her, she kicks it (unintentionally) into right field. I am letting play continue and she keeps running as do her team mates. The coach (a player not currently in the game), comes off the bench and starts stating his opinion of the non-call while the runners are still running the bases. (The BR is a former state placing sprinter in track that I coached). As play continues, the RF finally gets to the ball throws it to the cut-off and he just wheels and throws home. As the coach was stating his opinion I told him to get out off the field. He refused. The cut-off man threw home and catches his "manager" in the lower region. The 3 runners, and the BR all scored on the play. Which gave the team the 20 run lead and thus ended the game.

How do you handle this, without laughing your butt off because of his misfortune. I just checked to make sure he wasn't too seriously injured and left the field, allowing his team mates to tend to him.

He had been told to get off the field, and I couldn't pay too much attention to him because I had live ball play to watch.