I have a question concerning a player ejection and what the ruling should be where they sit in the line up. Our player was ejected Friday for contact on the catcher when she was sliding home. She put her hands out to brace her self for for the collision since the catcher was sitting on the plate. Catcher attempts to catch the ball when thrown to her and then the collision between the catcher and my player happened she lost control of her ball. The catcher ended up on her back side. The umpire called my player out for Malicious contact and ejected her from the game. Malicious contact because she had her arms out bracing for the impact. That is a judgment call and after going back and forth with the umpire a few times I had to tell my player that she had to leave the game.
Next inning when it is my player turn to bat the umpire goes to my score keeper and the score keeper on the other team and tells them that the player is automatically out because she was ejected. I then tried explaining to umpire that my interpretation of the rules is that a sub must take the place of the ejected player and the ejected player is removed for the line up. The umpire then proceeded to tell me that I was wrong and that technically the game should be a forfeit for player ejection. At this point I made it known to the umpire and score keepers that I was protesting the interpretation of the ruling for the player being out. The ump proceeded to tell me that I cannot protest his ruling and that I either take the forfeit or the out.
This morning I have requested a formal protest through our league. Can someone please help with ruling on the player being out or should the player be subbed?
We play USSSA rules.
Thanks,
Next inning when it is my player turn to bat the umpire goes to my score keeper and the score keeper on the other team and tells them that the player is automatically out because she was ejected. I then tried explaining to umpire that my interpretation of the rules is that a sub must take the place of the ejected player and the ejected player is removed for the line up. The umpire then proceeded to tell me that I was wrong and that technically the game should be a forfeit for player ejection. At this point I made it known to the umpire and score keepers that I was protesting the interpretation of the ruling for the player being out. The ump proceeded to tell me that I cannot protest his ruling and that I either take the forfeit or the out.
This morning I have requested a formal protest through our league. Can someone please help with ruling on the player being out or should the player be subbed?
We play USSSA rules.
Thanks,