Hounds get win in game 1 of double header.

Smith gets the complete game win for Corbin as he and Shelley from Williamsburg both pitched gems.

What happened with the coaches from WBurg? Why is there so much controversy between Corbin and Williamsburg?. Any info on the details of the game?

What happened with the coaches from WBurg? Why is there so much controversy between Corbin and Williamsburg?. Any info on the details of the game?

The umpire in the field made a horrible call on 3rd. Williamsburgs baserunner had slid into the base when Corbins 3rd. baseman received the ball, bent down, and made the tag. The kid was on the base before the 3rd. baseman even had the ball. The field umpire made the call instead of the home plate umpire who had a much better vantage point. The coach, who was standing right on top of the play, disagreed with the call and was ejected from the game. As did a 2nd. coach from Williamsburg and a parent who were both ejected from the game also. The coaches were allowed to return for the 2nd. game but the parent had to watch the game from the outfield fence. By the way, Williamsburg won the 2nd. game 7-0 with Barton on the mound. Both Barton & Shelley pitched great games as did the pitchers from Corbin. It looks like the District could be wide open to whichever team shows up to play.

I beg to differ but Williamsburgs coaches were not ejected just restricted to the dugout as for the reason it was more for the interfernce call at second that the coaches did not understand. A player going into the base must slide directly into the base and not into the path of the defense player therefore resultimg in a runner being called out at first. GREAT CALL.

Safe , out, right , wrong there won,t be an agreement on it. 1st game was some good pitching and 2nd game was good pitching and some timely hits. I just don't think a Corbin graduate who lives in Corbin should be calling a Corbin game. To me its a no win situation for him.

Safe , out, right , wrong there won,t be an agreement on it. 1st game was some good pitching and 2nd game was good pitching and some timely hits. I just don't think a Corbin graduate who lives in Corbin should be calling a Corbin game. To me its a no win situation for him.

 

 

According to the KHSAA rules and directives to assigning officials they are not supposed to be calling those games but when the assigning official is from Corbin I guess that is over looked but it certainly is not when other schools are involved.

Safe , out, right , wrong there won,t be an agreement on it. 1st game was some good pitching and 2nd game was good pitching and some timely hits. I just don't think a Corbin graduate who lives in Corbin should be calling a Corbin game. To me its a no win situation for him.

 

He was behind the plate in the second game..............how did he do in that game? I agree with you though.

He was behind the plate in the second game..............how did he do in that game? I agree with you though.

 

He was fine in the 2nd. game but then again there weren't any close calls in the 2nd. game either. I agree with Football Fan. For the umpires sake more than anyone else's he should not be calling Corbins games. He went to school in Corbin, graduated from Corbin, lives in Corbin, and probably works somewhere in Corbin. There are enough umpires in this area that someone else could easily take his place. He could have called the Whitley/South Laurel game. I heard some parents commenting that there had been issus with him when he called a basketball game at home for Williamsburg. It seems like he doesn't have much luck with the Williamsburg fans.

He was fine in the 2nd. game but then again there weren't any close calls in the 2nd. game either. I agree with Football Fan. For the umpires sake more than anyone else's he should not be calling Corbins games. He went to school in Corbin, graduated from Corbin, lives in Corbin, and probably works somewhere in Corbin. There are enough umpires in this area that someone else could easily take his place. He could have called the Whitley/South Laurel game. I heard some parents commenting that there had been issus with him when he called a basketball game at home for Williamsburg. It seems like he doesn't have much luck with the Williamsburg fans.

 

He was calling balls and strikes though, which gives him much more power to affect a game.

 

Why didn't the Wiliiamsburg coaches just scratch him if they did not want him calling these games?

He was calling balls and strikes though, which gives him much more power to affect a game.

 

Why didn't the Wiliiamsburg coaches just scratch him if they did not want him calling these games?

 

Good point. I don't know why he would want to or why Williamsburg would want him to umpire or referee any of their games. It would seem like that is just sitting up a situation for problems to occur. Anyway, IMO he called a bad 1st. game but you can't really put the loss completely on his shoulders. If Williamsburg had hit the ball better they wouldn't have been in the situation where his calls would have made a huge difference.

Why is this an issue the offcial in question graduated from high school more than 15 years ago and does not live in the city limits and does not work in the city of Corbin. Williamsburg sure has nothing negative to say when a graduate of that school worked there games and in fact worked there game in the district tourn. Get over what happened and work toward next season Williamsburg has great young tallent and will be fine.

Edited May 28, 200818 yr by Ram
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