[Olderthandirt]

I've read through the comments posted and there are several I agree with 1) Why is the State Tournament played on a modified field. You can't tell me that there isn't a better field in the entire state to play on. I blame that on the KHSAA. 2) The third base umpire should have been the last person to make the call, the home rum was to right-center, the farthest point from them. One of the umpires on the right side of the field should have ran towards the right-center area to make sure he they knew what the saw. I blame the umpires for that, lazy actions and just poor quality of officiating a game at that level. 3) Even a bad umpire that was to lazy to run in the direction of the HR should have saw the immediate reactions of the outfields, especially the right-fielder of toss he glove down, and dropping down as if she is crying. She wouldn't be crying or showing emotion for a ground rule double. Again, poor observation from the umpiring crew. 4) Arguing a call is a coaches job, but at the same time is arguing a call when your obviously wrong the right thing to do? Then blame his right to argue and comparing it to a missed ball/strike call. I mean come on coach...this was and IS a walk off home run. I blame this on the Ashland Administration for allowing this to happen. 5) Kentucky Christian hired this guy? Hey coach WWJD?
All in all it was a great game from both teams. Both played hard and honestly both deserved to win, but in the end the wrong team advanced. Who do you truly hold accountable, I think that the biggest flaw was playing a STATE TOURNMENT game on a made up field. Poor quality of umpiring is a factor, but the KHSAA bids these sights out if I'm not mistaken so rather than give the tournament to the highest bidder, what about giving it to the best complex.
JCHS you did well and you have nothing to be ashamed of. Hopefully the KHSAA will kick their own a$$ and learn from this situation, and maybe these umpires will actually try to get themselves in the right position the next time out and learn the proper way to call a game, or better yet quit umpiring altogether.