- Mar 7, 2016
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This past weekend in pool play my team decided to blow an 8 run lead (i take responsibility for this and in no way does this story say the call cost my team). Going into the bottom of the last inning my team leading 6-9, two outs runners on the corners my starting pitcher decides to take a soft dribbler hit back to her and attempt a throw home instead of to 1b. Caught my catcher off guard and girl was safe...
fast forward a few plays and we are now at bases loaded, 2 outs. score 8-9. Hard grounder to my shortstop, instead of charging the ball shirt sits on it and the runner hits her the moment the ball gets to her. she boots the ball. Ump calls interference batter runner is out to make 3. We think we won the game (even though in my eyes we lost due to poor play). At this point the tournament was postponed for rain, and all officials and teams are leaving facility and they are locking it up.
Check pool play about 10 mins after game time only to find out the opposing teams (home team) scorekeeper must have counted the runner coming home from third and it was scored a tie.
It took me 3 hours of back and forth calling to officials, tracking down UIC, sending pictures of score books, tracking down home plate ump, asking for opposing score book. I was told NUMEROUS times that the home teams score book is official and that it didn't matter what our score book said. Finally 3 hours later it was corrected to 8-9.
I guess my question is even though home teams score book is official what if its wrong? Doesn't it then turn into a well my book says this type of thing. If this tournament was not rain delayed those same umps would have then had to call two more games after ours and the chances of them remembering exactly who scored might have ended this differently. So what are the right ways to approach this? This is at a fall State level tournament.
Next question is does this play becoming a timing play with girl crossing home vs the interference call?
either way we did it to ourselves and in no way am i talking down to officiating or opposing team.
fast forward a few plays and we are now at bases loaded, 2 outs. score 8-9. Hard grounder to my shortstop, instead of charging the ball shirt sits on it and the runner hits her the moment the ball gets to her. she boots the ball. Ump calls interference batter runner is out to make 3. We think we won the game (even though in my eyes we lost due to poor play). At this point the tournament was postponed for rain, and all officials and teams are leaving facility and they are locking it up.
Check pool play about 10 mins after game time only to find out the opposing teams (home team) scorekeeper must have counted the runner coming home from third and it was scored a tie.
It took me 3 hours of back and forth calling to officials, tracking down UIC, sending pictures of score books, tracking down home plate ump, asking for opposing score book. I was told NUMEROUS times that the home teams score book is official and that it didn't matter what our score book said. Finally 3 hours later it was corrected to 8-9.
I guess my question is even though home teams score book is official what if its wrong? Doesn't it then turn into a well my book says this type of thing. If this tournament was not rain delayed those same umps would have then had to call two more games after ours and the chances of them remembering exactly who scored might have ended this differently. So what are the right ways to approach this? This is at a fall State level tournament.
Next question is does this play becoming a timing play with girl crossing home vs the interference call?
either way we did it to ourselves and in no way am i talking down to officiating or opposing team.