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Yesterday, 13u game. Top of the 2nd, Runner on 1st. Pitcher comes set, then disengages the rubber. R1 standing 7-8 ft from 1st base. Pitcher walks towards 1st, then finally throws the ball. R1 gets in a rundown. F3 chases runner to 2nd, tosses to F6 who chases him down to F1, who then chases the runner back to 2nd. F1 throws to F4, who places the tag on the runner, which I also see R1 lower his head and arms to power his way thru F4. As soon as I see it, I call R1 out, then eject him for MC. F4 hands me the ball and tries to catch his breathe. I turn to look where R1 went, he went straight out of the dugout into the stands. DC comes out (kids dad) to check on F4. OHC comes to me and ask why I threw his player out. I told him, I had MC, that he powered his helmet into the chest of F4. He claims his runner was trying to slide to 2nd, which he had no reason to slide whatsoever. he had no chance of reaching 2nd safely. DC pops off on the OC on why he would even come out and try to argue the ejection. OC mouths back to DC. I turn to the DC, told him enough and do what you came out here to do which is check on your son. I turned to the OC told him to knock it off, you came out to talk to me, not him, so talk to me. OC disagrees with the call, says it was horrible. I just let him say his last words and walk away. F4 turns out to be okay, no further issues took place. this is definitely the first time I've had MC at a base other than home plate. The OHC is the only person out of all the other coaches, players, parents, that felt it wasn't MC. Even the runner knew what he did and left immediately, didn't even bother to check on F4. My partner asked inbetween innings and made sure I had MC. He said he had it from HP. Gotta love 13u.

Runner on first. Long fly ball to left center fence. LF chases down ball but does not catch it (very close). Base runner at first heads for second and touches second base -- but then thinks the LF has caught ball and turns around back to first base. Runner then sees that runner is called safe at first realizes the ball was not caught (and 1B coach is saying go to second). He turns around back to second. Runner dives in head first to second base ahead of the throw. Called safe. Coach on opposing team calls time out. Says it was a head first slide and by LL rules runner should be called out for sliding head first. Umpire says since he touched second already, he had possession of second he was actually coming back to second - a situation where a head first slide is allowed (back to bag). What is the correct ruling?