Harrison County wins and is heading back to Applebee's Park!

 

HC outscores Beechwood 17-2 over the 2 games!!!

 

HC improves to 26-9.

Beechwood falls to 22-16.

What was the incident in the game...heard a HC player was ejected?

Congratulations to the Tigers for a great season!

 

Congratulations to Harrison Co. Good luck as you move on!

Congratulations to the Thorobreds. An apparent umpire mis-call led to the disqualification of Harrison County 2B Matthew Dye in the bottom of the 5th inning. On what should have been an inning ending double play there was no signal so Dye continued running and when he approached home plate the Beechwood catcher was so far up the baseline that when Dye dove for the plate, the umpire ruled that he was trying to run over the catcher and thus disqualified him from the game. According to WCYN's Jim Swinford Dye was treated rudely by the catcher and I am not sure if the Beechwood Catcher was also disqualified (Since have heard that he threw a punch at Dye and was not ejected from the game). This means that Dye will have to sit out the opening round game of the State Tournament. If anyone has a videotape of the play it would be nice to see it, to see if there is some sort of an appeal to be made for the young man. He is an excellent ball player and a super person and it is a shame that a poor call or a no call by the men in blue will cost him a chance to play in the opening round at Applebee's Park. Congratulations to Seniors Eric Case and Bobby Feeback for coming up with run scoring hits in the 2nd inning and for Junior Matthew Dye getting a run scoring hit in the 5th. Sophomore Logan Dailey went the distance to get the win for the Thorobreds. I just spoke to some of the people at the game and apparently the Beechwood catcher threw a punch and was not ejected from the game. Apparently Channel 27 and 36 have video of the play so maybe there can be an appeal and the young man can play in the opening round of the State Tournament. You would thnk that throwing a punch at an opposing player would be an automatic ejection wouldn't you? Was the umpire behind the plate a 9th Region umpire?

Edited June 4, 200917 yr by Hilltopper2005

Congratulations to the Thorobreds. An apparent umpire screw up led to the disqualification of Harrison County 2B Matthew Dye in the bottom of the 6th inning. On what should have been an inning ending double play there was no signal so Dye continued running and when he approached home plate the Beechwood catcher was so far up the baseline that when Dye dove for the plate, the umpire ruled that he was trying to run over the catcher and thus disqualified him from the game. This means that he will have to sit out the opening round game of the State Tournament. If anyone has a videotape of the play it would be nice to see it, to see if there is some sort of an appeal to be made for the young man. He is an excellent ball player and a super person and it is a shame that a poor call by the men in blue will cost him a chance to play in the opening round at Applebee's Park. Congratulations to Eric Case and Bobby Feeback for coming up with run scoring hits in the 2nd inning and for Dye getting a run scoring hit in the 4th. Logan Dailey went the distance to get the win for the Thorobreds.

 

 

That is terrible for the player, I would say that they would need some tape to reverse this situation.

Congratulations to the Thorobreds. An apparent umpire screw up led to the disqualification of Harrison County 2B Matthew Dye in the bottom of the 5th inning. On what should have been an inning ending double play there was no signal so Dye continued running and when he approached home plate the Beechwood catcher was so far up the baseline that when Dye dove for the plate, the umpire ruled that he was trying to run over the catcher and thus disqualified him from the game. According to WCYN's Jim Swinford Dye was treated rudely by the catcher and I am not sure if the Beechwood Catcher was also disqualified. This means that Dye will have to sit out the opening round game of the State Tournament. If anyone has a videotape of the play it would be nice to see it, to see if there is some sort of an appeal to be made for the young man. He is an excellent ball player and a super person and it is a shame that a poor call or a no call by the men in blue will cost him a chance to play in the opening round at Applebee's Park. Congratulations to Seniors Eric Case and Bobby Feeback for coming up with run scoring hits in the 2nd inning and for Junior Matthew Dye getting a run scoring hit in the 5th. Sophomore Logan Dailey went the distance to get the win for the Thorobreds.

 

If I were coaching, I would drill no head first slides into home plate over and over because this is what happens. Nothing good ever happens on going into home plate head first - stumbling, tumbling, bumbling or whatever you want to call it.

 

If there was no play at the plate and he runs over the catcher, that seems out of line and I can understand the ejection. I am not sure the KHSAA rule on this but in most leagues you are required to slide at home plate. The catcher is not allowed to block the plate without the ball either. Most umpires seem inclined to eject by rule any time there is a collision at the plate without a clear cut, clean slide.

If I were coaching, I would drill no head first slides into home plate over and over because this is what happens. Nothing good ever happens on going into home plate head first - stumbling, tumbling, bumbling or whatever you want to call it.

 

If there was no play at the plate and he runs over the catcher, that seems out of line and I can understand the ejection. I am not sure the KHSAA rule on this but in most leagues you are required to slide at home plate. The catcher is not allowed to block the plate without the ball either. Most umpires seem inclined to eject by rule any time there is a collision at the plate without a clear cut, clean slide.

 

One correction. You are not required to slide. You are required to avoid a collision.

One correction. You are not required to slide. You are required to avoid a collision.

 

Key point will be the position of the Catcher if he is in the baseline or blocking the path to the plate with or without the ball. I was not there only reporting what I heard on the radio and some first hand accounts from people who were at the game. I can't say that I have ever seen obstruction called at homeplate.

Edited June 4, 200917 yr by Hilltopper2005

Key point will be the position of the Catcher if he is in the baseline or blocking the path to the plate wit or without the ball. I was not there only reporting what I heard on the radio and some first hand accounts from people who were at the game.

 

The position of the catcher really doesn't matter. If he was blocking the base without the ball the runner is still required to slide or go around the catcher. Obstruction would then be called and the runner would score.

 

I spoke to someone at the game and they said the throw to the catcher was high, the catcher jumped, and the runner barreled through the catcher. If that's what happened, its an ejection.

If I were coaching, I would drill no head first slides into home plate over and over because this is what happens. Nothing good ever happens on going into home plate head first - stumbling, tumbling, bumbling or whatever you want to call it.

 

If there was no play at the plate and he runs over the catcher, that seems out of line and I can understand the ejection. I am not sure the KHSAA rule on this but in most leagues you are required to slide at home plate. The catcher is not allowed to block the plate without the ball either. Most umpires seem inclined to eject by rule any time there is a collision at the plate without a clear cut, clean slide.

 

I have seen many slides where a hand got around a catcher, whereas a feet first slide would have been a sure out.

The position of the catcher really doesn't matter. If he was blocking the base without the ball the runner is still required to slide or go around the catcher. Obstruction would then be called and the runner would score.

 

I spoke to someone at the game and they said the throw to the catcher was high, the catcher jumped, and the runner barreled through the catcher. If that's what happened, its an ejection.

 

I am assuming that since the throw was not online (he had to jump) that the catcher could have been moving around in the baseline. That makes it hard to avoid a moving target especially one coming at you up the baseline. And I don't know too many coaches that teach their players to slide more than 10 feet away from the base.

 

If Dye lowered his shoulder and ran over the catcher then he should be suspended. But I am betting that that wasn't the case, especially with a 3-0 lead late in the game.

I am assuming that since the throw was not online (he had to jump) that the catcher could have been moving around in the baseline. That makes it hard to avoid a moving target. And I don't know too many coaches that teach their players to slide more than 10 feet away from the base.

 

I wasn't there so I can't speak to the positon of the catcher or the runner. However, I was told the play was right at the plate.

I wasn't there so I can't speak to the positon of the catcher or the runner. However, I was told the play was right at the plate.

 

Hopefully it will be on the nightly news and we can put some kind of video link on here. I am assuming that some of the Lexington news channels will be there tonight, especially since Catholic was rained out.

Does anyone know what region the umpires were out of?

I just talked to someone at the game and they said that Dye dove for home and that his head hit the knee of the catcher causing the catcher to flip over him and land on top of him. The catcher then either shoved or punched Dye while on top of him. This led to the benches clearing.

 

Most people who take out a catcher don't leave their feet, that is why I don't think it was flagrant. If it was on purpose I am sure that Dye or anyone would lower their shoulder and not dive head first for the plate. Sounds to me like Dye was trying to slide, but because the catcher flipped it looked worse, the umpires jumped to a conclusion and made a mistake.