Someone should of got the tournament director or the Uic the rule no matter what if the pitcher has the ball in the circle the runners must go back emmetly
First question the defense player must be in the defense side if a runner runs into a player she should of been awarded third base any time a player runs into a player they get the base they are going to
Second question
The time should of stopped it's like a injury that's not a judgement...
That's really poor officiating a strike is a strike no matter were it comes across the plate sometimes the catcher drops the balls there is so much spin on the ball
Let's remember the home plate umpire while for a infield fly call the fielder must be able to catch a ball with reasonable effort sometimes the umpires miss it