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Thrown bat rule at plate meeting
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BLarson
11u USSSA trounament game. At the plate meeting the umpire told us the boys need to control their bats...we agreed.
Then he went on to tell us that any bat that is thrown that hits him, the catcher, or the backstop the batter would automatically be out.
I told him that's not the rule, or even close the correct rule and he told me "That's my rule".
Of course we never had an issue during the game, but since he declared this at the plate meeting does it make it so?
If a thrown bat and the umpire calling the batter out affected the outcome to either team, can this be protested?
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As a coach, I wouldn't start the game without clarification on the rule. "That's my rule" doesn't make it a rule.
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