Recent content by CoachHoversten

This should never be allowed with runners on base. HPU holding his hand up is making the ball dead. Heaven forbid a pickoff occurs or runner takes off early and now we’re trying to kill action as outs are Being made or runners advance safely (all negated) Not sure why, legal or not, HPU...

Advanced mechanic (kind of). First, kudos for hustling, many don’t or can’t, so already bonus points for getting as close as you could. That said, many people run TO the play. If f8 is coming straight in and diving at you, running closer to him doesn’t help much. I’d run at the shortstop (or...

Ie, extend the ability to leave the game and return after their glucose levels stabilize, similar to concussion check, rather than wait 5-10 mins for them to stabilize

Interesting, this literally happened in a college game I worked 2 weeks ago. Runner on 1st and mid at bat, his numbers crashed, trainers and coaches tended. Gave him some sprite and had to wait 5 mins, game resumed. I know this is HS forum, but we talked about how there should be a rule that...

This made SC Top 10, likely one of two instances OP referred to.

I don’t post often but this is a bit ridiculous so I’ll chime in 2 cents: No one wants more oversight, more rules, more “government”. Any notion they should move up should only be if they wish to, and have an option to move up but not to d1 (current rule). But then if they don’t “choose” To...

Jackson HS has a terrific officiating class that “sells out” every year and kids leave the class with OHSAA certification. I’ve read other schools are starting to do it as well . The kids are coming, so your part to help Make sure they stay.

The other problem is fans/coaches don’t understand that officials directly correlate to the level of sport. Even great HS players would get killed playing college players and professionals (pick a sport, not just football. Pretty sure the top HS hitters in Ohio strike out against MLB...

I’m not arguing officials (of which I am one, not for football) shouldn’t get more. I’d love to make more, but the fact is, most officials that do it long term are doing it bc they love the sport they officiate. The people who quit because it isn’t worth it, the abuse, etc, a few extra bucks...

^ and herein lies the problem that money won’t fix. Pay more is great, and it might entice a few more people to stay in it, but only the ones who are doing it just for the $ , which are not the officials you want anyways on the games. And with more pay, comes more expectations so the problem...

This is a good example of why umpires are taught to be rule book experts without being rule book lawyers. In NFHS, a batter can not permit the pitch to hit them. Like any other judgment call, its umpire discretion. However; the spirit of the rule is not to reward pitchers for throwing 2 feet...

Interesting, touch of third is HPU responsibility, unless this was a playoff game with 4 umpires

This is a baseball forum, not sure if softball rules differ, but in baseball this is a “catch and carry”. Out on the batter, all runners advance one base (unless it’s the third out)

To answer the question “what is he supposed to do”, ask yourself, what benefit did the runner gain by staying off the base for so long? It’s not 9u where the fielder is likely going to drop the ball. The runner wasn’t going anywhere , so why did he stay off the base for so long? What he...

If any part of the ball is not over the plate, it’s a ball in the OP proposed/questioned scenario. That means it cuts off 3.8 inches of the plate on each side , 3.75 I guess, so it cuts off 7.5” of the plate.