DD1 played a small fall ball tournament this weekend and her team made it to the championship game this weekend. They were the visiting team and had a small lead the whole game. After a number of innings after their at bat the umpire announces time has expired and it will be the home team's last at bat. They need two runs to tie and they only get one. Game over, we win. The umps leave, the teams shake hands, say their thank yous to those watching and DD's coach calls all the girls to meet in the outfield for a moment as parents start to pack up and get phones and cameras out to take pictures. Suddenly there's a bunch of yelling from the opposition side of the field. "The game's not over! Get back on the field!" The opposing team runs out to take the field and starts yelling at our players, who are circled around their coach, that the game isn't over. There's a lot of befuddled looks from our players and coaches. The umps come back and talk to our coaches and say they had the clock wrong. Pool play was 1:15, but today is supposed to be an 1:30 so they need to complete the game. Our team leaves their meeting and get their helmets on and go up to bat. We score one run, but end up allowing three and lose the game in the second final inning.
It's a new way to lose a game. Hadn't seen that one before.
It's a new way to lose a game. Hadn't seen that one before.