Thrown bat rule at plate meeting

[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?

[Dotteump]

2 hours ago, MadMax said:

Ah, you’ve never worked a MSBL World Series game, I see. This is a glorified Adult Rec league. Phones are everywhere. In the very bylaws and rules of the MSBL WS is the “phone call” option. Because of the need to be timely, and the effect that a suspended or protested game has on the rest of the tournament, issues and protests must be resolved as rapidly as possible. These games are taking place at venues throughout the Phoenix valley, all coordinated by... can you guess?... phones!

And, there are no “coach”-es here. There are managers, usually player-managers at that. 

Lastly, I don’t own that game, nor is it “my field”. I’m an umpire of that game, surely, and therefore the arbiter of it, but ultimately a servant of the game. If the president of the MSBL World Series was to show up behind the backstop, beckon me over, and address an issue with me – such as a rule (mis)interpretation, or a ground rule issue, or a pending weather issue, or a player eligibility issue – I’d be a fool not to comply.

So, how is having that president of the tournament series on the phone any different??

No I don’t do grown up games, did one adult basketball game years ago. Ejected 2 and broke up a brawl so never again will I do adult anything. To me it sets a bad precedent and if that’s how the league runs I would want no part of it. 

[yawetag]

The MSBL games in St. Louis were a pleasure to work.

And that is said with no sarcasm.