Perfect throw gets runner out but umpires overturn call, a breakdown

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In a tense matchup between the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the North Carolina Tar Heels, the game is tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and two runners on base. Coastal Carolina left fielder Jacob Jenkins-Cowart rifles a throw home to catcher Nick Lucky, who applies the tag on the runner attempting to score. The umpires initially call the runner out, sparking celebrations from the Coastal Carolina dugout. However, the umpires then decide to review the play, considering whether catcher Nick Lucky obstructed the runner's path to the plate. According to the umpires, for a catcher to legally block the plate, he must have possession of the ball or be in the act of fielding the throw. The umpires determine that Lucky was in the runner's path without the ball, and rule the play as obstruction, allowing the run to score. Coastal Carolina head coach Scott Forbes vehemently disagrees with the call, arguing passionately with the umpire. "I thought the play was inconclusive," Forbes says. "I did not feel it was conclusive. It's a bang-bang call, and it has to be inconclusive for you to change it." The umpire stands his ground, explaining the nuances of the obstruction rule and reiterating that in his judgment, Lucky was blocking the plate illegally. Visibly upset, Forbes continues to challenge the decision, but the umpire ultimately ejects him from the game. Despite the controversial call, the game continues, with North Carolina coming back to tie it in the bottom of the 8th inning. In the 10th inning, North Carolina delivers a walk-off single to left field, securing the victory and overcoming the earlier obstruction ruling. As the teams shake hands, the Coastal Carolina players and coaches still appear frustrated by the pivotal call that went against them. However, North Carolina's comeback and eventual win serve as a reminder that even the most impactful officiating decisions can ultimately be overshadowed by the final outcome of the game.

coastal carolina versus north carolina

it's two to two with a 2-2 count there's

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outside fastball it looks like but the

catcher fakes inside goes outside

puts it in play

runner's gonna round third

left fielder bullets at home and he

is out punched out ball gets tossed in

the air they're celebrating they threw

the go ahead run out wait the umpires

are chatting they're talking they're

going over each other's thoughts with

each other seeing how they're doing

they're saying like we're going to

replay this we're going to review it now

i don't if they if the other team didn't

ask and they're just doing this on their

own it's kind of weird and then we're

reviewing if the catcher obstructed from

the runner if he blocked his path to the

plate

and it's a bit of a nuanced rule and i

have the rules so everyone that loves

rules

is going to enjoy this one now here we

go the runner is about to score the ball

comes into play and the rules state

to rule on a play at the plate the

umpire needs to take a mental snapshot

to record the relative positions of the

runner the catcher and the throw lucky

for us we don't have a mental snapshot

we have a literal snapshot is the runner

attempting to score is he inside the

dirt circle around the plate or within

the last few steps in his approach to

the plate yes he's in the dirt circle

he's attempting to score let's move on

if yes look at the position of the

catcher and the throw okay

is the catcher in the pathway of the

runner if the answer is yes and a runner

is attempting to score he needs to have

possession of the ball he does not have

possession in the ball or be in the act

of fielding the throw what does that

mean you ask well according to rule 255

notes one and six act of fielding the

throw is further defined by if the

fielder is about to receive a thrown

ball and the ball is in flight directly

toward and near enough to the fielder so

he must occupy his position to receive

the throw yeah we got that man the

ball's there it's coming right towards

him that's where he would be standing to

feel that throw because it's a perfect

throw

says to summarize

to be in the act of fielding the fielder

must be in a position where a legitimate

attempt will allow him to receive a

nearby throw that is coming directly

toward him as stated in rule 255 note 6

it is entirely up to the judgment of the

umpire as to whether the fielder is in

the act of fielding a ball or not great

note 6 you son of a [ __ ] you just told

us the exact parameters what to look for

here we are me and everyone looking at

the snapshot saying yeah he's in the

circle he's trying to score yeah the

catcher is in the act of fielding that

ball that's where he would be standing

and then note 6 comes in and says hey

you don't get a [ __ ] say whatever the

umpire says goes and you can't even

question it so

whatever

i have him out but it's up to these guys

they say he's safe they say block the

plate and he says come here i'll tell

you about it don't even worry coach

comes out believe his name is scott

forbes the coach and look at that that

umpire just ran into a buzz off a man

one two three oh

you're about to hear it sure are

and they're talking he's like let me

tell you what i thought let me tell you

what i saw no no no

i saw it too he's like you're not gonna

let me explain it to you it's like why

would i i saw it too you're wrong i do i

am able to read some of the lips coming

up because he comes over catcher's

distraught he's sad

drops a bull crap on him we're in the

south he goes that's bull crap

he did not

umpire said he did he blocked his way

blah blah blah blah blah he's got to

give him a lane blah blah blah blah i

get to make up my mind all the rules

don't matter note 6 [ __ ]

says

the ball no

you're wrong

you made the wrong call

no that's wrong

no i i just watched the whole replay

you're so wrong

[Laughter]

i like that one you're so wrong

[Laughter]

not just wrong man you're so wrong i

mean he's still yelling at him for a

while to catch her just kind of standing

there taking it all in like thanks coach

i'm listening looks like i'm not

listening but i am listening get him

coach get him he's i just watched the

whole play with my own two eyes

and you're wrong

you're wrong

i think he's gonna go through the

motions here he's like that's just

[ __ ]

is i'm standing right here and then the

ball i catch the ball

boom

play

so you throw me out

yeah he got ejected

bummer time for him

and then at the end here

he's going to let him know

kind of the crux of his argument he says

it's a bang bang call

and it has to be inconclusive so that's

what he's really upset about you can see

his quotes here he says i thought the

play was inconclusive i did not feel it

was conclusive

it's redundant dude even if they don't

call it obstruction right away i would

have felt the same way so i would have

said you cannot change it where it is

non-obstruction i thought it was too

close to tell i don't agree with that

call and i am entitled to my opinion

just like the umpires are entitled to

just make whatever call they want i

watched it on replay just like they did

i know the rule i have the rule

highlighted in my rule book i'd call

bull spit on that

i think he highlighted it after the game

just to be able to say that we studied

the rules

i didn't agree with it

i didn't think there was enough to show

to have it overturned they are just

saying he was set up too early in the

way of the plate i guess it doesn't

matter we won which is true they came

back

look they get out of that inning the

first pitch of the bottom of the eighth

this dude goes deep to tie the game and

nothing matters it's all washed away and

then later in the game north carolina in

the bottom of the 10th with the bases

loaded they put one in the left field

and no one's throwing anyone out

now they win so it doesn't matter that

guy's doing a funky run

look at the arms on 22 here

what is that

seems fun

look at those arms

is that how he runs i don't think so i

think he's having fun

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