The coach in the long sleeve white shirt is yelling to her to touch the plate immediately, and chasing her back to the dug out, but in the chaos no one else notices. She physically grabs her and sends her back to the plate.
This is an NCAA game and their rules have gotten so convoluted compared to other rule sets they barely resemble softball anymore. According to the NCAA approved ruling, the umpire should not have accepted the appeal until the ball had been made live and the runner had until they entered the dugout to return and touch the plate.
As for every other rule set, there is no requirement to put the ball back into play, the defense can make a dead ball appeal with or without the ball and the rule simply says the runner must be give the opportunity to correct their running error. That leaves it open to umpire judgement as to what constitutes the opportunity. There was a discussion a few years back on an umpire board regarding when to accept the appeal and the general consensus was when it appears the runner has no intention of returning to touch accept the appeal.
Just an example of an umpire who wants to make the game about him unfortunately there are a few too many out there, just use it as a teaching moment high fives only from now on.We were playing in an ASA qualifying tournament in Atlanta and our catcher just hit a home run, over the fence, the first base coach patted her on the back in the monument of excitement as she rounded first and the first base ump called the runner out.
We were playing in an ASA qualifying tournament in Atlanta and our catcher just hit a home run, over the fence, the first base coach patted her on the back in the monument of excitement as she rounded first and the first base ump called the runner out.
Did you protest? If not you should have, the rule is physically assist. Touching the runner, patting them on the back etc is not against the rules.