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SIR: Florida coach ejected on Saturday after a 25-minute replay review

I missed this Saturday so my apologies if redundant. Florida and Arkansas sent into extra innings on Saturday tied at six. In the top of the 8th, Arkansas gets two on a tries to sacrifice. Batter gets the ball down but the umpires rules the ball hit the batter (it did not). They throw the runner out at first, but it's ruled a dead ball. they go to review (remember SEC uses central review and somehow the batter is awarded first base (absolutely no logic involved). Florida complains and another review occurs - this one lasing 20 minutes plus. Supposedly the NCAA was even called. Same silly ruling is upheld which loads the bases for Arkansas with no outs. Florida coach Tim Walton goes ballistic and gets tossed, BUT Arkansas doesn't score and Florida wins with a walk-off grand slam in the 9th. The video in the linked story is an absolute classic. p.s. I've always thought the SEC had a better replay system since it's centralized, but now I'm not so sure.
Posted: 04/07/2025 at 09:12 PM ET

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SIR: Florida coach ejected on Saturday after a 25-minute replay review
VTChip 04/07/25 09:12 PM ET
replay/ review = death to enjoyable watching of sports. **
Lancelot Link 04/08/25 02:28 PM ET
I can’t even imagine 25 minutes. The crowd must have been nuts**
VTChip 04/08/25 02:32 PM ET
The announcers seemed convinced the call was because the batter touched the
Stork 04/08/25 09:40 AM ET
I thought a batted ball that hits a base runner in fair territory is an
Italian Stallion 04/08/25 09:34 AM ET
But it didn’t hit her; ump called ball dead
hokiepro 04/08/25 10:42 AM ET
Yeah, that is really a bad result. Should have just put everything back to
Italian Stallion 04/08/25 10:54 AM ET
That’s why I’m not buying that the original call was about batter touching
Stork 04/08/25 11:06 AM ET
It's both of those things: it's a dead ball, out as opposed to a live ball
BG Hokie 04/08/25 03:04 PM ET
Hit runner is a dead ball. **
TomTurkey 04/08/25 01:11 PM ET
I just read the rule book. If on base and hit, it’s a dead ball. If in base
Stork 04/08/25 01:41 PM ET
Your last sentence says the "ball is dead and the runner is out".
BG Hokie 04/08/25 02:51 PM ET
Correct. That’s why I think the call was for something else. Batter
Stork 04/08/25 09:49 AM ET
Logical thought (for me): time by ump, review, batter out, time back in **
TomTurkey 04/08/25 09:21 AM ET
Reminds me of the VT Miami football game**
SarahVTHokie24 04/08/25 09:12 AM ET
The dead ball rule is completely bass-ackwards
hokiepro 04/08/25 09:01 AM ET
So, even when the umps get it right, they are totally wrong!**
Italian Stallion 04/08/25 10:58 AM ET
I absolutely don't understand the call to give the runner first**
VTChip 04/08/25 09:14 AM ET
I never thought that I would know more about the rule than 3 umpires.**
IB4TECH 04/08/25 09:12 AM ET
What a major screw up.**
IB4TECH 04/08/25 09:01 AM ET
Tim Walton . . . . I've got a story but let's just say his . . .
MidloHokie 04/08/25 07:38 AM ET
I saw it. When he covered home with dirt, it seemed so banal to me. It did
dallasvt 04/08/25 12:11 AM ET
The runner on first is not possible. Go back to AB if dead ball.**
IB4TECH 04/08/25 09:05 AM ET
Billy Martin flashback!**
UpperQuad 04/08/25 01:10 AM ET
Except Billy would have pulled homeplate out of the ground and thrown it
Hokie-2x 04/08/25 07:51 AM ET
Earl Weaver was the master
HokieDBA 04/08/25 02:25 AM ET
Earl Weaver usually got his money's worth for getting tossed.**
Atlee Hokie 04/08/25 09:31 AM ET
Obviously graduates of the "THREE BLIND MICE" SCHOOL" of softball umpiring**
ancient alien 2018 04/07/25 11:46 PM ET
And "HEAD UP ARSE" **
TomTurkey 04/08/25 01:14 PM ET
An MA degree earned on-line at UNCheat.**
ancient alien 2018 04/08/25 07:09 PM ET