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I thought the ump behind the plate was very

good and consistent tonight. And I believe that the umps in softball call “strike” verbally to the batter and catcher and then do that infernally late strike hand gesture. So that catcher heard the ump call those strikes which is why she pointed.
Posted: 04/24/2026 at 11:08 PM ET
(In response to this post by Hotus)

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Not sure if anybody mentioned this. Every time
Hotus 04/24/26 10:36 PM ET
I think It was just a delayed hand/arm signal and
dallasvt 04/25/26 12:31 PM ET
He was not**
VAHokie89 04/25/26 08:01 AM ET
I thought the ump behind the plate was very
HOKIE SEAN 04/24/26 11:08 PM ET
That makes sense. Thanks.**
Hotus 04/25/26 10:03 AM ET
He looked very consistent to me too. But I have been told that you should
IB4TECH 04/25/26 07:08 AM ET
He consistently did not call the outside corner of the plate for VT.
Hokie_Forester 04/25/26 04:48 AM ET
I thought he was pretty tight on both teams pitchers and got more so in . .
MidloHokie 04/25/26 06:27 AM ET
Some seem to catch that front corner but CF cam is skewed to line of sight.**
TomTurkey 04/25/26 09:11 AM ET
I almost wondered if Pete swapped starters when he saw Freels as HP ump
HolidayInnHokie 04/25/26 09:10 AM ET
Phil and the good guys have a history....**
HokieAllMyLife 04/24/26 10:38 PM ET