Coral Gables Regional - Game 4 Miami vs. Texas

[CajunVic]

Texas up 3 0 2nd

[GoneGolfin]

My hope is that this is a competitive game such that Miami is forced to use their elite closer, Andrew Walters ... and that he is either not available tomorrow ... or does not have his best stuff.

Texas leads 4-0 B3rd as Miami has twice left the bases loaded.

Brian

[HOUCajun]

Let’s get a rain delay or 2

[IberiaCajun]

My hope is that this is a competitive game such that Miami is forced to use their elite closer, Andrew Walters ... and that he is either not available tomorrow ... or does not have his best stuff.

Texas leads 4-0 B3rd as Miami has twice left the bases loaded.

Brian

Why was the catcher taken out for concussion protocol?
I joined late.

[GoneGolfin]

Why was the catcher taken out for concussion protocol?
I joined late.

He was hit in the helmet (jaw protection extension) with a fastball and went down hard.

Brian

[JamesTheJeweler]

Man, Texas is raking

[CajunVic]

He looked pretty dazed. We might not see him again in this regional . . .

[GoneGolfin]

He looked pretty dazed. We might not see him again in this regional . . .

He went back in the game defensively in the bottom of the inning (after leaving for a courtesy runner in the top of the inning). He singled in his next at-bat.

Brian

[CajunVic]

I wish this game could get competitive like the Clemson Tennessee game . . . Nobody can win that one and it’s in the 12th . . .

[J-Town Cajun]

Is a courtesy runner allowed for an injured player, allowing the starter to return later?
I always thought once you leave a game you could not reenter?

[Cajun90]

Is a courtesy runner allowed for an injured player, allowing the starter to return later?
I always thought once you leave a game you could not reenter?

When the umpire believes it necessary to protect player safety yes. Not sure if the rule still exist but there used to be a rule that would allow the starting catcher to reenter the game after an injury as well.

[GoneGolfin]

Is a courtesy runner allowed for an injured player, allowing the starter to return later?
I always thought once you leave a game you could not reenter?

In the situation involving player safety, yes. In this case, the concussion protocol was being executed. Once he passed, he was allowed to re-enter the game.

Brian