Hastily Arranged Games Help HS Star Survive Suspension

[scrounge]

Bending rules to the extreme?;

Badin's Nick Browning will play in the state tournament after all.;

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL  

Posted: 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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By Tom Archdeacon - columnist

 

The coach has tempered some of his more critical comments from the other day, but he didn’t go back on one defiant promise.

Badin High School was in the process of fighting back from a 6-1 deficit to Johnstown Northridge in the Division III baseball regional championship late Friday night when star centerfielder Nick Browning was involved in a disputed play that still is stirring controversy.

Browning led off the top of the eighth inning getting hit by a pitch. He stole second and then, of his own volition, tried to steal third but was called out by longtime Dayton umpire Jeff Klepacz in what was a split-second slide-and-tag play.

 

The emotion of the moment prompted Browning to pop up, flip his helmet and, according to Klepacz, yell “Bulls—-! That was bulls—-!â€

Klepacz promptly ejected the Badin senior and that’s when the real dispute began.

 

Folks from Badin — especially head coach Brion Treadway — quickly realized if Browning was thrown out, he would be forced — per Ohio High School Athletic Association rules — to serve an immediate two-game suspension.

 

And if Badin came back to win this regional title game (which it did, 9-6), the team would go to the state tournament, but Browning would not be permitted to play in Thursday’s semifinal or in the title game.

 

That spurred Treadway’s on-field argument. He claimed Browning’s outburst wasn’t directed at Klepacz, but the veteran umpire disagreed.

 

“Look, I umpire Dragons’ games and guys on those teams swear all the time, but it’s not directed at me,†Klepacz said Tuesday. “If a guy there says the same thing but doesn’t try to show up the umpires that’s fine.

“But in high school we are specifically told by the OHSAA that if someone cusses, gets out of line or is unsportsmanlike, they’re done. So I had a job to do and I did it. Period.â€

 

Treadway said he tried to no avail to engage Klepacz in discussion: “I felt it was a heat of the moment deal for Nick and the umpire. I wish the ump would have said, ‘One more word and you’re gone.’ Or said, ‘Coach, if you don’t take him out, I’m gonna throw him out.’ But (Klepacz) really wouldn’t go into anything with me. There was no human interaction.â€

 

Klepacz said he tried “to be professional†about it, even when he claims “some of the Badin parents came down along the third-base line and started cussing at me and calling me names.â€

 

After the game, Treadway offered some pointed criticisms of Klepacz.

 

“For that umpire to take away the opportunity of a senior leader to play in the state Final Four just really disturbs me,†he told our reporter, Rick Cassano. “Quite honestly, I don’t know how that guy goes to sleep at night with the way he acted.â€

Later, he referred to Klepacz’s actions as “an unfortunate power trip of an umpire.â€

 

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NOTE: In a little bit of karmic justice, this team lost in the state final four 3-2 on a heartbreaking walkoff single in the bottom of the 7th

[BRUMP]

what a load of crap....

[Thunderheads]

     

[UMP45]

Bending rules to the extreme?;

Badin's Nick Browning will play in the state tournament after all.;

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Posted: 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Email 4Facebook 46Twitter 22ShareThis 102

 

By Tom Archdeacon - columnist

 

The coach has tempered some of his more critical comments from the other day, but he didn’t go back on one defiant promise.

Badin High School was in the process of fighting back from a 6-1 deficit to Johnstown Northridge in the Division III baseball regional championship late Friday night when star centerfielder Nick Browning was involved in a disputed play that still is stirring controversy.

Browning led off the top of the eighth inning getting hit by a pitch. He stole second and then, of his own volition, tried to steal third but was called out by longtime Dayton umpire Jeff Klepacz in what was a split-second slide-and-tag play.

 

The emotion of the moment prompted Browning to pop up, flip his helmet and, according to Klepacz, yell “Bulls—-! That was bulls—-!â€

Klepacz promptly ejected the Badin senior and that’s when the real dispute began.

 

Folks from Badin — especially head coach Brion Treadway — quickly realized if Browning was thrown out, he would be forced — per Ohio High School Athletic Association rules — to serve an immediate two-game suspension.

 

And if Badin came back to win this regional title game (which it did, 9-6), the team would go to the state tournament, but Browning would not be permitted to play in Thursday’s semifinal or in the title game.

 

That spurred Treadway’s on-field argument. He claimed Browning’s outburst wasn’t directed at Klepacz, but the veteran umpire disagreed.

 

“Look, I umpire Dragons’ games and guys on those teams swear all the time, but it’s not directed at me,†Klepacz said Tuesday. “If a guy there says the same thing but doesn’t try to show up the umpires that’s fine.

“But in high school we are specifically told by the OHSAA that if someone cusses, gets out of line or is unsportsmanlike, they’re done. So I had a job to do and I did it. Period.â€

 

Treadway said he tried to no avail to engage Klepacz in discussion: “I felt it was a heat of the moment deal for Nick and the umpire. I wish the ump would have said, ‘One more word and you’re gone.’ Or said, ‘Coach, if you don’t take him out, I’m gonna throw him out.’ But (Klepacz) really wouldn’t go into anything with me. There was no human interaction.â€

 

Klepacz said he tried “to be professional†about it, even when he claims “some of the Badin parents came down along the third-base line and started cussing at me and calling me names.â€

 

After the game, Treadway offered some pointed criticisms of Klepacz.

 

“For that umpire to take away the opportunity of a senior leader to play in the state Final Four just really disturbs me,†he told our reporter, Rick Cassano. “Quite honestly, I don’t know how that guy goes to sleep at night with the way he acted.â€

Later, he referred to Klepacz’s actions as “an unfortunate power trip of an umpire.â€

 

[more]......http://www.athleticbusiness.com/articles/lexisnexis.aspx?lnarticleid=1909841910&lntopicid=136030023

 

 

NOTE: In a little bit of karmic justice, this team lost in the state final four 3-2 on a heartbreaking walkoff single in the bottom of the 7th

 

So this DB coach risked injury to his other players so his star jackass could play! WOW!!

[johnnyg08]

That right there is what's wrong w/ youth sports.  

[BRUMP]

another thing i missed on the first time around, this isnt some random guy off the street umpring this is one of the better Division 1 officials in the country

[Mike Prince]

That right there is what's wrong w/ youth sports.  

 

 +1,000,000!

[KLAH316]

Teaching kids that there are no consequences to their actions as long as they learn how to "Play the system"

[Kevin_K]

And that my freinds is why a rat is a rat

[VAUmp]

WoW!!!  

 

I can't see how this coach could sleep at night.

 

F the rules!!!!  That's a great life lesson.

[dumbdumb]

Absolutely unbelievable.

 

Total bush League coach, bush League schools that agreed to games get him out of this, bush league Principle, bush league school district and totally bush league State High School Governing body. No intestinal fortitude to do the right thing.

 

At least NJ had the intestinal fortitude to knock 2 teams out of possible State (the whole team) competition due to a fight.

 

This state does absolutely nothing.

 

Why don't you just jam a sledge-hammer up the umpire's rear end and ask how he likes it.

 

Yes sir re buddy. This is what "winners" do. Anything at all cost's.

 

All I want in life is an unfair advantage. Only the little people pay taxes. Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. Nice guys finish last.

 

I want to follow this coach around hanging onto everything he does in life, his every word so that I can be successful and everyone will love me because I am the greatest thing since sliced bread.

 

Totally unreal, and if it's my kid, he sits. I could care less what the coach tries to do to run an end sweep around the rules.

[johnnyg08]

Totally unreal, and if it's my kid, he sits. I could care less what the coach tries to do to run an end sweep around the rules.

As a parent, this is ^^^^ hits home to me. The parent(s) still had the final say in this and could have done the right thing.

[mstaylor]

Kid does the same thing in school, gets suspended, he still doesn't play.

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