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Britton Esplin |
Baseball |
4/21/2017 |
Anthony Sclafani |
Ejection Report
Date 4/21/2017
Snow Canyon High School
Hurricane Jv VS Snow Canyon Jv
430 p.m.
Bottom of the 4th inning
One out, runner on first.
Im working in the "B" position.
R1 attempts to steal second. The throw appears to arrive on time, however the tag is swiped on the top back half of the bag, and the R1 head first slides into the bag, untouched by the 2nd basemen (#12 Britton Esplin) glove. I make the call "SAFE". The second baseman showes me his glove and Says " I caught the ball". I responded " I see that! However, you have to tag the runner not the bag." He precedes to be upset and make comments like " you've got to get that right." I immediately warned him and said " if you want to stay in this game you better keep your comments to yourself. " At this time the head coach came out running toward me and met me in the "C" position, to ask me what I had. I calmly explained that the "runner was not taged by the second baseman, so he is safe at second." He then turned and walked away.
Play then resumed, two pitches later the batter hits a double scoring R2 from second. At that time I hear behind me " That runs on you!". I turned and asked the second baseman what did you say? And "HE REPEATED IT AGAIN LOOKING DIRECTLY AT ME AND SAID "THAT RUNS ON YOU"!
I then told him "your done in this game." I turned to the visitors dugout and told the coach to find a new second baseman cause this one out here is done. They replaced him and the game continued with no more issues.
Anthony M. Sclafani |
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Drew Ellerman |
Baseball |
2018-05-04 |
Paul Husselbee |
In the top of the 6th inning of a game that Cedar led 8-3, Hurricane's Austin Wright (no. 26) was the lead-off batter and was hit by a pitch. On a subsequent pitch, he attempted to steal second. His slide was illegal in that both feet were off the ground and he overslid the bag. His feet made contact with the arms and upper body of the Cedar second baseman, McKrae Spencer, knocking him backward and causing him to drop the ball.
As the base umpire, I was on top of the play. I ruled that Wright was out for the illegal slide, which bordered on malicious contact. My first concern after making the call was the condition of the Cedar player, who had been spiked and knocked down with enough force to cause him to drop the ball. I called time and inquired about whether he was okay. He recovered quickly and was clearly upset at what he said was an unnecessarily rough play, given the circumstances. Based on his words and facial expression, I moved to intercept him to head off a potential physical confrontation.
As I placed myself between the two players, telling Spencer that it was over and the other player was out, I heard shouting from the third-base coaching box, where Assistant Coach Drew Ellerman was Hurricane's third-base coach. He yelled at me that he wanted to know why his player was out when the Cedar player had dropped the ball.
I have dealt with Coach Ellerman's behavior from the coaching boxes in both varsity and JV games in previous games. He seems to be unaware of his role, which is to coach players (not to yell at or otherwise attempt to verbally intimidate umpires).
On several previous occasions, I have shut him down from the outset by informing him that I declined to engage him based on his behavior. I have also told him that it is the role of the head coach, not an assistant coach, to approach umpires if there is a dispute about a judgment call.
In this case, as in others, Coach Ellerman yelled and began approaching me aggressively from the coaching box. As it was the last game of the season and the game was nearly over, I was not in the mood to be yelled at and approached in that manner. I raised my right hand in a "Stop" gesture and said, "Coach, we're done here." Coach Ellerman then charged across the field, screaming, "Don't you dare! Don't you dare! I've been holding back all season! You're going to talk to me!" I responded, "Not when you act like that." He continued to charge at me while screaming. I ejected him and walked away. Coach Ellerman followed me, yelling, "Good! Good! I'm glad!" I continued to walk away and responded, "Coach, get out of here. You've been ejected."
Coach Ellerman refused to leave the confines of the field after his ejection. He left the Hurricane dugout and went to sit in the stands for the balance of the game. Because the game lasted only two more outs, I felt it was not worth the further confrontation to insist that he leave the immediate vicinity of the baseball field. |
