Ah yes, straight to the name calling because someone doesn't agree with your wrong statement. I never said it was an act of cheating. Things do happen though, just as you see in this video. I do have a rulebook. I do umpire. I'm also an Umpire Chief if you must know. It's ok though. Use it as a learning moment.
Having played softball in college, our coach forbid us from storming the field during play for any reason but especially whenever a home-run was hit so we didn’t distract from the play on the field and to exhibit good sportsmanship because she never wanted to “give our competition added incentive to play harder than we play!!”
@@Sincopare You can see him saying "It was over the fence," which is correct, and then "That's not the rule!" Really? The umps basically follow the batter/runner around the bases to make sure he or she touches them all. I'm no college softball coach, mind you, but I do think that needing to touch all the bases and home plate IS the rule. Cheers.
You can clearly see the assistant coach in the white jacket trying to fight through the players to get the runner back to touch home plate. She finally got her but it was too late. Great call ump!
I’ve played baseball for a long time and hit my share of home runs and the one thing I could never imagine doing is running home like an idiot and miss home plate. It’s the only thing you have to do. Touch each base and touch home. And that was her 7th of the year. Act like you’ve been there before.
exactly.....sports are runied for me on TV.....all the celebrating( especially pro football) is stupid....the BEST players ( usually th eones that make HOF) dont over-celebrate
You're not getting it girls are a different breed than males they have more fun she was just living in the moment and enjoying herself with her team and it sucks that they made that call I understand it but it still sucks not to understand her just living and enjoying yourself everyone is acting like she's stupid or something
@@yungdolphin9130 sure.....fun...I get it....supposedly that was her 8th dinger ...the whole MOB thing at home plate....overdone !!!!....the ump made that call cuz it's his JOB......how bad would she feel if that homer was in the national championship game ?
@@yungdolphin9130 you can bet she won't make that same mistake twice. Life is hard and some life lessons are extremely painful but they are learning moments that shape you.
Doodle Bob When a player hits a home run, each base and plate MUST BE TOUCHED. She clearly missed home plate. She jumped over the plate. This wasn't the end of the game, not a walk off home run. Look at the umpire and catcher. They're looking to see if she touches home plate. She clearly did not. By the rules, she's out...
Yes ok, but you simply cannot get a new ball in play. The ball she hit was out. Yes ik she missed the base dont need people repeating that, but the ump gave them a new ball, which you cannot just make that ball the ball that was in play.
Title said “dumbest thing ever”. I agree, it’s pretty dumb to round the bases and miss home plate after hitting a home run. This girl is playing college ball. I assume she’s hit a home run before.
watch the assistant coach on the real time replay. She noticed it right away but she couldn't get to her to tell her that she missed the plate. You can see the look of disgust on her face when she turns around while the manager is arguing with the umpire.
I noticed that too. She was on it instantly. She’s the one who grabbed her and told her to go back and touch the plate. You like to see good coaches like that who know the rules and pay attention.
Great catch! Just went back and saw it. She's trying to get through to the hitter. Probably didn't want to start yelling, "You didn't touch the plate!" and give the other team a heads up.
Because there was too many idiots bouncing around and screaming like this was a walkoff. Who celebrates like this in the 3rd inning? If they would have been like everyone else they would have got the run but they did this and got nothing but a long out. Good for them.
BEST umpire call ever!! You can see him standing right there watching to see if she touched the plate, and she doesn't. It doesn't matter what you do in life, you can hit a homerun in any sport or business you like, but you've still got to touch all the bases!
bgdg323 It’s a softball thing, the entire team waits at the plate after every home run. However I agree that unless it is a walk off HR no one should be out of the dugout.
Men like to pretend a HR is not a big thing, so no one celebrates in baseball; but women know it actually is a big thing, so they celebrate after each homerun. No fake machoness.
Celebrating in the dugout and touching the plate is fake? Running out on the field for a mandatory post-home run romp and screwing it all up is a more-genuine reaction somehow. And I guess in softball, we're gonna just pretend that the concept of "rubbing it in" doesn't exist.
Yeah the “catcher” was definitely “coached up” better than the “base runner” Coach to all infield: watch to make base runners touch all bases Coach to hitters: hmmm…..oh I know, let’s go girls do sumthin good This was a COACHING ERROR. Should have coached his team to MAKE SURE YOU TOUCH ALL BASES….before you CELEBRATE ANYTHING
That shows you how good these umps are to notice that the plate was never touched. A play like this could decide the game always pay attention to detail during the game
This is one reason I am against players coming off the bench to celebrate a homerun. Wait until the bases are touched and the player is heading toward the dugout before celebrating. This is a good example of a coach not teaching discipline.
As soon as the batter crosses home plate the Umpire puts a new ball in play. At that point, all the catcher had to do was to step on home plate and make an appeal. She did not have to wait for the runner to come back.
@@bobarnold1706 So when the umpire gave the new ball to the catcher, she should have immediately went to home plate stepped on it and called an appeal, then the batter is out? Because, that's what she did if you think about it. She stepped on home and said appeal and I guess to make triple sure, she tagged her too. Does all that jive?
As Bear Bryant told his football players.... "When you get in the end zone, act like you've been there before". It would have been good if the same advice had been applied to home plate too.... :) What a screw up..... :(
I can see where the run can't be counted until the plate is touched and she could be called out for being out of the baseline, but how can she be tagged out when the ball was a homeowner and no longer in play. A new ball is not in play until it has been pitchep
@@johnalton4661 The umpire just pulls another ball out like it's the one that was hit over the wall. This makes the sport look absolutely stupid. If you hit a homerun you should be able to just go to the dugout. No running necessary, you did it, great job, sit down.
@@MrPaladan03 why jump at all? I hate when they jump whether they land on the plate or not. A player for the Angels in MLB was having his best season ever, hit a walk off home run, came around and jumped on the plate in front of his cheering teammates, and broke his leg. Missed the rest of the season, and was never the same player after that. I understand the emotion, but just touch the damn plate and stop showboating.
That was a heads up moment for the catcher as she stood there watching along with the umpire to make sure she touched home plate, the umpire can see it it but won't call it if it is not appealed by by the other team, and you can clearly see both the umpire and the catcher looking on as she approched home plate. Great job by the catcher.
Its been a rule since the sport was invented as well as the same applies for baseball and its not just home plate she could have missed any of the other bags as well and she still would have been out rules are rules regardless if you cant physically tag someone when the ball is dead if you watch closely to the home plate umpires in any game he/she follows the runner all the way around the bases for that specific purpose shes out plain and simple great call by the umpire and honestly really cool to whatch just cause ive actually never seen it happen
She remembered the last time she made contact with a ball like that, she ran all the way home, saw her family and the other family waiting, and sweerved.
It's an appeal - same as if someone didn't tag on a flyout. Base path is only a thing when there's a defensive play on the baserunner, which isn't the case here.
For a out of the park homerun, you HAVE to physically touch EVERY bag! You learn that in little league. Shit, you know that from backyard league with friends 🙂
@@dickfitzwelliner2807 I mean, it is their life for them, but celebrating like that is absolutely absurd. I hit 1 total home run in my baseball career (junior year of high school) and when I got to home I had 2 people there to greet me, the batter on deck and the batter in the hole. We high fived and then I got more high fives in the dugout, but the game continued and there wasn’t a massive huddle at home plate. Act like you’ve been there before
Okay she should've touch the plate the first time but why does the catcher get to tag her out? If an outfielder somehow gets the ball and throws it to the plate they can't tag her out then so why does the catcher get a new ball and get to tag her?
So you can tag her out with a new ball while the play is dead before she goes to the dugout? She started to walk off then turned around to touch home plate but the ump doesn’t call her out until the catcher tags her with a new ball?
A home run is technically a dead ball 4 base award. This same ruling applies to every base awarded on a dead ball award. This is the same thing even in Major League Baseball that most people don't know. The Ump cannot give a ball back to the fielding Team until after the final bag has been crossed for the award. Once the runner crossed home plate and started cheering with her team the Umpire at that time would provide the new ball. The rule book states an appeal (which is what this was) can be made with any live/active ball before the next pitch or play. So even if the ball goes out of the park the appeal can be made with the new ball coming in. To make the new ball live/active though, it needs to go to the pitcher(as with any dead ball) and the pitcher touch the rubber. From there an appeal can be made on any base and any runner. Additionally, the runner could have returned to tag the base without chance of being out out before the appeal as long as she didn't leave the field of play, or didn't receive assistance from her team mates. Unfortunately as soon as her team mates gathered and she came in contact, it would have been considered assistance and she technically no longer had that opportunity. So even if she did touch the plate and an appeal was made, she would have been out.
not only all softball teams are bad sports, but all womens sports teams in general. Women overcompensate in their celebrations and unsportsmanlike behavior funded by the unethical and massively unequal Title IX which turns America's youngest female athletes into overfed, overfunded rape targets
The ump was staring down at the plate watching her fly the plate. He then hands the catcher the ball and most likely mumbles - she didn't touch the plate . . .
The only "dumb" thing here is that the player didn't have the presence of mind to touch the plate. Her opponents noticed, and she paid the price. Them's the rules...
If the game rules for running out of or leaving the base path are the same as baseball, the ump should've called the runner out post-play for leaving the immediate area of home plate and batter's box. That's technically when the play was over, the tag / call wasn't necessary, the ball was dead. Secondly, home plate team celebrations are traditionally reserved for "walk-off wins" and not when the game is still in active, especially the THIRD inning!? As well, if the manager was taking charge, he should've called the players back into the dugout which would've helped the runner stay focused on touching home plate and not be distracted by a group hug. This base running error was completely avoidable.
Home plate celebrations seem to be pretty common in NCAA softball. I know Oklahoma does it after every homer, and they have a lot of them, but I've seen quite a few other teams doing it as well. Watching players actually being able to celebrate good plays and not just "walk-off wins" is one of the things I really like about softball. I liked Bailey Hemphill and this was a bad mistake, but tying a game, even in the third inning, is something to celebrate, right? Or should all celebrations be limited to when you win? No celebrating TDs unless it's the end of the 4th quarter, no celebrating goals unless you know that it's the winning goal, no celebrating a great golf shot unless it just won you the match/tournament, etc. Sounds boring to me. Made a good play? Celebrate any time you make one, even if you want to look like a fool for celebrating anything when you are clearly out of the game. This celebration was fine, just make sure you touch all the bases.
Running out of the baselines only applies when avoiding being tagged out or giving up a base. This however is a dead ball ruling of which carries different guidelines. Stop and think about it, if you are that technical about the out of the baseline rules then you have to call out every runner rounding or turning to the next base.. That said... A home run is technically a dead ball 4 base award. This same ruling applies to every base awarded on a dead ball award. This is the same thing even in Major League Baseball that most people don't know. The Ump cannot give a ball back to the fielding Team until after the final bag has been crossed for the award. Once the runner crossed home plate and started cheering with her team the Umpire at that time would provide the new ball. The rule book states an appeal (which is what this was) can be made with any live/active ball before the next pitch or play. So even if the ball goes out of the park the appeal can be made with the new ball coming in. To make the new ball live/active though, it needs to go to the pitcher(as with any dead ball) and the pitcher touch the rubber. From there an appeal can be made on any base and any runner. Additionally, the runner could have returned to tag the base without chance of being out out before the appeal as long as she didn't leave the field of play, or didn't receive assistance from her team mates. Unfortunately as soon as her team mates gathered and she came in contact, it would have been considered assistance and she technically no longer had that opportunity. So even if she did touch the plate and an appeal was made, she would have been out.
both the umpire and the catcher saw it clear as day haha. He immediately took a ball out, turned around... "you do what you have to do, lady!" So funny.
Lmao..that young lady should been paying attention.We had one of our little leaguers miss home plate.He has not miss home plate since...He drags his foot across the plate and makes sure he sees the ump say safe before he leaves the plate.
This girl was COLLEGE SOFTBALL PLAYER of the year 2021. She played against my daughter in 10th grade and hit a ball 325 that we are still looking for. She then hit a line drive over 3rd that I'll never forget. She is from Lafayette, LA.
Good job on the catcher on attention to detail. The coach should be yelling at his player not the ump for not touching home plate. Obviously she knew she didn't touch it because she went back.
@@oksooners there is an assistant or whatever in white ... I didn't notice her the first time I saw but ... From the very beginning when the girl was about to touch the plate, she watches and then tried to get her to go touch the plate. Umpire may have told the other team but seems many others knew.. someone kept yelling, the girl tried to get to her and then when she runs back out obviously.. boom tag. Agreed, bad error on her part
Even with all the excitement of a homerun you still have to pay attention to the fundamentals like touching the bag. I feel really bad for her but I promise you she will never make that mistake again. And I bet the coach will pound into these kids head from this day forward make sure you touch home plate.
looks like you're the dumbass here Mario, but yes they do that cus they are cunts and excessive celebration of putting on their socks in the morning is a daily activity
Ty Nao Let them celebrate holy crap. Why do you men care if these women go on the field. Its OUR game let us do what we want. I'm tired of being the same species as you people.
Another question: isn't she out anyway because after not touching home plate she was crowded (touched) by her teammates for which it is against the rule to "assist" your teammate running the bases. So catcher never really had to touch her?
I’ve seen celebrations like this with walk-off home runs, but this was in the third inning. The lesson here is that the team should celebrate in the dugout, not on the field with a game still in progress. The entire team got too caught up with celebrating, and even if she had touched the plate AFTER she jumped over it, it’s almost impossible for an umpire to tell, because she’s in the middle of a scrum. It’s impossible to tell where the runners feet are amidst a crowd like that. Her coach has no business arguing. The team shouldn’t be on the field, especially as the game’s not over.
Leland Joseph Ummmmm there were *no* runners on base. The announcer clearly says this was the second of back-to-back home runs. So it's a triple, tagged out at home, *zero* RBI.
Pat O'Brien I honestly don't understand your confusion. She ran the bases and got tagged out at home. That's why it's a triple. She successfully touched first base, second base, and third base, didn't she? You must not understand the rules. You can hit the ball from here to the moon, but you still have to touch all the bases to register the home run.
Pat O'Brien You have the hold and control a ball for it to be considered a catch. A "catch" is not the act of the ball striking the glove. You're getting a bit silly with this now. No one playing catchin their backyard -- much less playing in a professional game -- would see a ball slam against your open hands and bounce off and then say "oh you caught it then dropped it". You're going out of your way to ignore the obvious and just be contrarian.
Pat O'Brien Actually, they do keep track of total bases, in two stats, one called (obviously) total bases, and another called slugging percentage. It's just part of the rules, you have to touch the bases for it to count. I guess it's like in basketball having to shoot free throws after getting fouled.
Pat O'Brien I guess as an Australian you're used to watching cricket and seeing 4s and 6s automatically register without the runners having to jog between the wickets? Lmao
She is out the second a player or coach touches her to get her to go back to touch. The way this is done is weird. She should be out it’s no different than a third base coach pushing a runner to help them score or a third base coach tapping a runner to get them to steal. You can’t do it. Now if a player or coach said go touch the plate without touching her then she would have been safe. Moral of the story touch every base every time and you won’t look like a jackass that doesn’t know how to run the bases
Actually it is different than if the player is contacted by the coach at third base. Remember the runner is said to have touched the base once they pass the base. At this point coaches interference does not apply.
@@formercoach1202 I'm really at a loss why you say that, that is obviously false. Because you pass a base it is not accepted that you touched it, where do you get that? You've never seen the countless times that the team on defense throws the ball to the second baseman, third baseman, and tags the base because they thought the runner missed it?
I see this happen in Little League and other recreational leagues very often and I am talking more than just missing Home. Other bases too. I see this quite often in travel ball games as well. Very rare in Middle and High School or Legion games. I would say 9.8 out of 10 times the coaches never catch it too. Listening for appeals that never come.
But how does this turn into a "tag" play when she went back to touch home? I can see her getting called out for being out of the basepath (or something), but not sure why the catcher can tag her out on a home run.
She has until she enters the dugout to return to touch the plate and the out call for missing the plate is an appeal play after the ball is put back in play. Tot a l umpire fail.
Could you imagine in Men's baseball if there was a HR in the third inning that only ties the score and all the players surrounding homeplate in celebration ...THE NEXT BATTER WOULD BE BEANED!! This type of celebration is not a game winning hit should not be even happening. Welcome to Women's softball
First year I played baseball in the 4th grade, first HR I did that. Except I didn't jump it, I veered off a few inches heading toward my dugout and got glove tagged. Hard learned lessons are never forgotten, and I put a cleat square in the middle of every plate afterward 😂
lololol. This is why the entire team should stay in the dugout on a 3rd inning home run. hahahahahaha. It's so embarassing, like little kid tee ball celebration
Like, Jim Brown early 70"s spike the ball before entering into the touch down zone. Also, like others celebrating Home runs or those thinking the game is over. There's an old saying "Don't count your eggs before they hatch".
My issue is that she did not leave the field of play. In baseball (Federation Rules) I believe the player missing home plate would have to leave the field of play to the dugout. Then the fielders need to appeal the play at home. I don't think they would have been out in high school baseball. Obviously I know NCAA and softball rules differ. Does anyone know if this was actually done properly?
I’m very confused, even if the run counted, why are they celebrating a tie run like they won the World Series. Like cmon, games not over even if that run counted.
My question is: Can you retrieve the ball that was hit outside the park and use it to tag someone out? Isn’t it an automatic home run? I agree she needs to touch home base though.
CORRECT CALL: Keep an eye on the Asst Coach in white at the plate trying to get to the player who hit the HR. On the way to the dugout she finally gets her attention. Watch at 45 sec mark as she approaches the conversation with Ump and Head Coach. She immediately KNOWS its correct and turns looking frustrated... During the replay at the 1:15 mark you can clearly see the Catcher after being handed the ball (back in play) pointing to the plate aka appealing.
No time frame really. If the player doesnt touch the plate and makes it to the dugout the defensive team can appeal and the batter will be ruled out. In this case once she crossed, without touching home plate, the umpire is allowed to give the next ball to the defense. Once they have it they are allowed to tag the runner out for missing the plate.
I admit I don't know the rules that well and I do understand that she missed home plate however the ball which she was tagged out with was the replacement ball after she hit the first one over the wall. Does that make any difference in the tag? Just wondering
and just to clarify: as soon as the plate umpire hands the new ball (since the home run ball is out of play the instant it crosses over the fence and lands somewhere) to any defensive player, all appeal rules come into effect, both live ball and dead ball appeals. if the batter/runner had continued into the dugout, the defense had two options: (1) dead ball appeal. take the new ball in play, indicate the appeal to the home plate umpire, and step on home plate. out. (2) live ball appeal. wait until the plate umpire puts the new ball in play (probably when the next batter steps into the batter's box), indicate the appeal to the home plate umpire, and step on home plate. out. since the batter/runner who missed home plate CHOSE to return to the plate, the defense has the dead ball appeal option of tagging her, just as if she were approaching home plate from third base the first time. all this because the batter/runner chose NOT to touch home plate the first time. think about that for a minute... she didn't MISS the base. she chose NOT to touch it.
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I mean you don't touch home plate you don't get a run..kinda the oldest rule in the book.
Actually it does count. If they don't see the miss and do a proper appeal, it counts.
brandon242 ya but there was no way to get her out because the ball went over the wall
Ah yes, straight to the name calling because someone doesn't agree with your wrong statement. I never said it was an act of cheating. Things do happen though, just as you see in this video. I do have a rulebook. I do umpire. I'm also an Umpire Chief if you must know. It's ok though. Use it as a learning moment.
Why Don't We Didn’t she run out the baseline still? That’s still an out if she does, right? Not very educated in this sport
Rich Lyons you mean like they just did! Smh dumbass
Here's a novel idea: don't run out onto the field and crowd the plate on a homerun in the THIRD inning of a game.
That’s what I was thinking too
All about the cheers, chants and celebrations with the girl teams.
Well said, and a normal run of the mill regular season game too. This wasn’t a championship at stake or anything
Out!
@@jeffstadtmiller8812 entirely, totally and completely out, good call.
Her own fault. Step on the plate. Easy Peasy. Go figure.
Mick Berry. Stupid Gump
Kenneth Futch and just whom might this comment be for?
And...she knew she didn't. Why else would she run back to the plate after she got her high fives?
Keep your head in the game.
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Mick Berry
She didn't have to
Having played softball in college, our coach forbid us from storming the field during play for any reason but especially whenever a home-run was hit so we didn’t distract from the play on the field and to exhibit good sportsmanship because she never wanted to “give our competition added incentive to play harder than we play!!”
VERY solid coaching you had. The Alabama coach allowed the mess and THEN proceeded to put up a fake argument with the ump.
@@Sincopare don't you mean the Alabama coach?
@@gregengel1616 corrected!
@@Sincopare You can see him saying "It was over the fence," which is correct, and then "That's not the rule!" Really? The umps basically follow the batter/runner around the bases to make sure he or she touches them all. I'm no college softball coach, mind you, but I do think that needing to touch all the bases and home plate IS the rule. Cheers.
You can clearly see the assistant coach in the white jacket trying to fight through the players to get the runner back to touch home plate. She finally got her but it was too late. Great call ump!
True! I think it was only HER and the plate umpire who saw that player CLEARLY jump over home plate…
That would be an automatic out if the coach pulled her back to the plate, no?
Cant tag a runner with a ball that doesnt exist in play. You have to petition the ump when game resumes
I’ve played baseball for a long time and hit my share of home runs and the one thing I could never imagine doing is running home like an idiot and miss home plate. It’s the only thing you have to do. Touch each base and touch home. And that was her 7th of the year. Act like you’ve been there before.
exactly.....sports are runied for me on TV.....all the celebrating( especially pro football) is stupid....the BEST players ( usually th eones that make HOF) dont over-celebrate
You're not getting it girls are a different breed than males they have more fun she was just living in the moment and enjoying herself with her team and it sucks that they made that call I understand it but it still sucks not to understand her just living and enjoying yourself everyone is acting like she's stupid or something
Sure. The older you get the better you were.
@@yungdolphin9130 sure.....fun...I get it....supposedly that was her 8th dinger ...the whole MOB thing at home plate....overdone !!!!....the ump made that call cuz it's his JOB......how bad would she feel if that homer was in the national championship game ?
@@yungdolphin9130 you can bet she won't make that same mistake twice. Life is hard and some life lessons are extremely painful but they are learning moments that shape you.
She clearly jumped over the plate. The umpire was watching her the whole time. The correct call was made. She's outttaaa there!!!
Robert Yancey
Its a home run dude it doesn't matter
Doodle Bob When a player hits a home run, each base and plate MUST BE TOUCHED. She clearly missed home plate. She jumped over the plate. This wasn't the end of the game, not a walk off home run. Look at the umpire and catcher. They're looking to see if she touches home plate. She clearly did not. By the rules, she's out...
Robert Yancey well said
Doodle Bob it's college softball. There's an actual rulebook lol
Yes ok, but you simply cannot get a new ball in play. The ball she hit was out. Yes ik she missed the base dont need people repeating that, but the ump gave them a new ball, which you cannot just make that ball the ball that was in play.
That’s what you get for celebrating a third inning solo homer in like you just won the series!
exxxactly !!.read my post :)
This is why softball is boring. If you hit a home run. Who cares if you don’t touch the bases.
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True, they're acting like the game is over! Ridiculous!
@@josephconner3742 it’s sports. Let them have fun. Go to your boring desk job and stop commenting
Title said “dumbest thing ever”. I agree, it’s pretty dumb to round the bases and miss home plate after hitting a home run. This girl is playing college ball. I assume she’s hit a home run before.
Soft Ball 101
Not just any college, Alabama U. 😂 she cut 😂
The dumbest thing ever was enforcing an irrelevant rule.
The runner was thinking about what refreshments snacks were going to be provided after the game.
watch the assistant coach on the real time replay. She noticed it right away but she couldn't get to her to tell her that she missed the plate. You can see the look of disgust on her face when she turns around while the manager is arguing with the umpire.
I noticed that too. She was on it instantly. She’s the one who grabbed her and told her to go back and touch the plate. You like to see good coaches like that who know the rules and pay attention.
Good catch. Had to go back and look
Great catch! Just went back and saw it. She's trying to get through to the hitter. Probably didn't want to start yelling, "You didn't touch the plate!" and give the other team a heads up.
Because there was too many idiots bouncing around and screaming like this was a walkoff. Who celebrates like this in the 3rd inning? If they would have been like everyone else they would have got the run but they did this and got nothing but a long out. Good for them.
Yep she was trying to drag her back the whole time.
BEST umpire call ever!! You can see him standing right there watching to see if she touched the plate, and she doesn't. It doesn't matter what you do in life, you can hit a homerun in any sport or business you like, but you've still got to touch all the bases!
Even in relationships ....gotta touch all the bases.
Well, if you watch the ump hands a new ball to the catcher and tells her. As catcher snaps up and heads towards tag out asap.
One can hit a home run in hockey? 🤷🏻♂️
That's incorrect. Most other sports don't have plates
Touch the plate in your head.
It's the 3rd inning why is there anyone out of the dugout besides the next batter? this wasn't a walkoff hit.bad coaching. Bad sportsmanship.
bgdg323 It’s a softball thing, the entire team waits at the plate after every home run. However I agree that unless it is a walk off HR no one should be out of the dugout.
bgdg323 follow the game and you would know its always done
Men like to pretend a HR is not a big thing, so no one celebrates in baseball; but women know it actually is a big thing, so they celebrate after each homerun. No fake machoness.
bgdg323 happens all the time. Evert out. Every pitch. Annoying as hell. Just play the game
Celebrating in the dugout and touching the plate is fake? Running out on the field for a mandatory post-home run romp and screwing it all up is a more-genuine reaction somehow. And I guess in softball, we're gonna just pretend that the concept of "rubbing it in" doesn't exist.
I love how the Ump tosses the Catcher a fresh ball with a “here ya go…(wink,wink)…”
I was always taught playing a base position to always make sure the runners touch the bases.
what a great and alert catcher. she was watching the entire time to make sure and was ready as soon as the ump handed her the ball. excellent.
Yeah the “catcher” was definitely “coached up” better than the “base runner”
Coach to all infield: watch to make base runners touch all bases
Coach to hitters: hmmm…..oh I know, let’s go girls do sumthin good
This was a COACHING ERROR. Should have coached his team to MAKE SURE YOU TOUCH ALL BASES….before you CELEBRATE ANYTHING
Why did the umpire hand the catcher the ball ?
@@P4vlie to you know throw it to the pitcher
@@P4vlie because the other ball was out of the park, but the play, now, wasn’t over.
@@DanielBarberMusic Thanks for your reply. Makes sense. So the umpire is acting as one of the fielding players throwing the ball back to the catcher.
That shows you how good these umps are to notice that the plate was never touched. A play like this could decide the game always pay attention to detail during the game
Umpire's job. One of the things players should be taught as well. Make sure runners touch every base.
DON'T Showboat!!!!!! Not on My Team. Lesson Learn!!!
This is one reason I am against players coming off the bench to celebrate a homerun. Wait until the bases are touched and the player is heading toward the dugout before celebrating. This is a good example of a coach not teaching discipline.
When I coached little league my kids were only allowed to go out in front of the dugout and wait.
Have the party in the dugout, not on the field.
Correct. Patti Gasso does not teach good sportsmanship either.
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Where did the ball come from? It was over the fence. How do you use a different ball to tag out the runner?
The ball used to tag her out was born at 0:16.
@@pf2135 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
It isn't a 'live' ball. You have to use an appeal before the first pitch. Bad call.
As soon as the batter crosses home plate the Umpire puts a new ball in play. At that point, all the catcher had to do was to step on home plate and make an appeal. She did not have to wait for the runner to come back.
@@bobarnold1706 So when the umpire gave the new ball to the catcher, she should have immediately went to home plate stepped on it and called an appeal, then the batter is out? Because, that's what she did if you think about it. She stepped on home and said appeal and I guess to make triple sure, she tagged her too. Does all that jive?
This is what Desean Jackson would have done if he played baseball instead of football 😂😂😂
If he fielded the ball, he would probably fumble it on his first play on his new team also.
@Dale
Hahahahahahahaha!!
Yep!
No doubt ...
I can't believe that this comment didn't break the internet lol
As Bear Bryant told his football players.... "When you get in the end zone, act like you've been there before".
It would have been good if the same advice had been applied to home plate too.... :)
What a screw up..... :(
That is the best advice for any sports player..pro or amature. Act like you been there before.
That was not Bear Bryant.
Actually the quote is not bear Bryant it was a quote from someone bear Bryant never beat Texas football coach Daryl k royal.
@@MrJking065 I agree but it was Texas coach Daryl royal who said that not bear Bryant
@@budbundy4014 well.., er well, uhhh, eeruhh, Bear Bryant had wished had said it!
I agree it’s stupid but u gotta touch the plate cmon now
Yeah honestly its the Girls own fault Why jump over the plate ? You should jump and LAND ON THE PLATE sheesh. Shes Out and the right call was made
I can see where the run can't be counted until the plate is touched and she could be called out for being out of the baseline, but how can she be tagged out when the ball was a homeowner and no longer in play. A new ball is not in play until it has been pitchep
@@johnalton4661 The umpire just pulls another ball out like it's the one that was hit over the wall. This makes the sport look absolutely stupid. If you hit a homerun you should be able to just go to the dugout. No running necessary, you did it, great job, sit down.
You don't have to touch any plate or bags. You'll be out and probably suspended but you still don't have to.
@@MrPaladan03 why jump at all? I hate when they jump whether they land on the plate or not. A player for the Angels in MLB was having his best season ever, hit a walk off home run, came around and jumped on the plate in front of his cheering teammates, and broke his leg. Missed the rest of the season, and was never the same player after that. I understand the emotion, but just touch the damn plate and stop showboating.
That was a heads up moment for the catcher as she stood there watching along with the umpire to make sure she touched home plate, the umpire can see it it but won't call it if it is not appealed by by the other team, and you can clearly see both the umpire and the catcher looking on as she approched home plate. Great job by the catcher.
the ump gave that catcher the ball like "you know what to do" hahahaha
Thankyou!!! Yo the ump was like "go get that bitch"! Lol He immediately turns around..no seconds wasted and no fucks given
Yes. It looks like he told her something.
Its been a rule since the sport was invented as well as the same applies for baseball and its not just home plate she could have missed any of the other bags as well and she still would have been out rules are rules regardless if you cant physically tag someone when the ball is dead if you watch closely to the home plate umpires in any game he/she follows the runner all the way around the bases for that specific purpose shes out plain and simple great call by the umpire and honestly really cool to whatch just cause ive actually never seen it happen
She remembered the last time she made contact with a ball like that, she ran all the way home, saw her family and the other family waiting, and sweerved.
That is the dumbest comment on this blog
You literally have to touch the plate, end of story
Fair enough, however, why the need for the tag? Wouldn't she be automatically out for leaving the base path? Please clear this up for me.
It's an appeal - same as if someone didn't tag on a flyout. Base path is only a thing when there's a defensive play on the baserunner, which isn't the case here.
Awesome, thank you.
Actually you don't. If they don't see the miss and do a proper appeal, run counts.
DonCorleone87
Its a HOME RUN the point is scored the second that ball goes over the fence not when her foot touches home
THIS is why I have a problem with jumping on Home while celebrating. Run the bases THEN jump like a friggin bunny all you want in the dugout.
It's one of the first things you learn as a kid touch every bag.
Literally lean that in t ball. College level is unacceptable. She knew that. Only thing I can think is she didn't realize how far she jumped.
LMFAO Remember watching that as it happened. How incredibly dumb. Love it!!!!!!
Watch the lady in white with the ponytale. She saw her miss and got her to go back. Ha, too late.
You need to touch home plate or it won't count
Mike Enyart It is clearly defined in softball rules. Section 238-b8472.
Actually it does count. If they don't see the miss and do a proper appeal, it counts.
Mike Enyart
Nope a home run is a home run
You also need to touch all bases
Mike Enyart nah really sherlock
You had one job to do and that was tough homeplate. LMAO 🤣
For a out of the park homerun, you HAVE to physically touch EVERY bag! You learn that in little league. Shit, you know that from backyard league with friends 🙂
1:21 wow #34 cops a cheap feel on her own teammate! LOL
Curtis
Curtis. #34 wants some of that bad!
Curtis
Curtis
Yeah Pat. A little overzealous for tying up the game in the third inning. You’re a D1 powerhouse not a rec league warrior. Get your team under control
I know rec league warriors who know better than to miss any of the bases or home plate.
But yes, I agree.
the yelling and screaming in women's NCAA is freakin hilarious.
What are all those players doing out there in the middle of an inning? It wasn’t a walk off homer. This whole team is stupidity on steroids.
Right? It's just softball, nothing in the sport is anything of importance
Why do girls need 4 friends to go to the bathroom?
And you're just plain stupidity in motion
@@tomsmith5216
Sez it all right there...
@@dickfitzwelliner2807 I mean, it is their life for them, but celebrating like that is absolutely absurd. I hit 1 total home run in my baseball career (junior year of high school) and when I got to home I had 2 people there to greet me, the batter on deck and the batter in the hole. We high fived and then I got more high fives in the dugout, but the game continued and there wasn’t a massive huddle at home plate. Act like you’ve been there before
Umpire was right, according to the rule book. "You're out!"😎👍
She never did touch the plate...she did jump over it.
Great call, you celebrate after you touch the plate. A lesson to be learned here.
It's the rule to begin with so it's correct and besides, if the tables were turned, Alabama would want the run erased too, so yes it was a good call.
It's the home plate umpires job to make sure she touches the dish, nope, and your out!!
I love quirks like this. Ump tossed the ball to the catcher like "she's out"
The only dumb thing about this is she doesn’t touch the plate. Good heads up catcher.
This is a great call!
AlphaIOS no it's not. And it was called back too
jstop777 yes it was. She never touched the plate and was tagged on the appeal, therefore it was the correct call.
I disagree with the call. I think it becomes a triple unless she left the playing field. You cannot tag her out with a different ball.
Live ball appeal. Great call. Notice the ump made no call when she crossed the plate.
Ball is dead once it leaves the field. Won't become a live ball until the umpire calls for the next pitch.
manager sticking up for his girl then realized he cant defend something that dumb 😆😆😆
sg500
Dumb? The ump made a terrible call even against the rules the ump is the only dumb one here
Manager was correct
@@doodlebob3374 no the umpires got wrong ncaa rules speak on it
Okay she should've touch the plate the first time but why does the catcher get to tag her out? If an outfielder somehow gets the ball and throws it to the plate they can't tag her out then so why does the catcher get a new ball and get to tag her?
So you can tag her out with a new ball while the play is dead before she goes to the dugout? She started to walk off then turned around to touch home plate but the ump doesn’t call her out until the catcher tags her with a new ball?
A home run is technically a dead ball 4 base award. This same ruling applies to every base awarded on a dead ball award. This is the same thing even in Major League Baseball that most people don't know.
The Ump cannot give a ball back to the fielding Team until after the final bag has been crossed for the award. Once the runner crossed home plate and started cheering with her team the Umpire at that time would provide the new ball.
The rule book states an appeal (which is what this was) can be made with any live/active ball before the next pitch or play. So even if the ball goes out of the park the appeal can be made with the new ball coming in. To make the new ball live/active though, it needs to go to the pitcher(as with any dead ball) and the pitcher touch the rubber. From there an appeal can be made on any base and any runner.
Additionally, the runner could have returned to tag the base without chance of being out out before the appeal as long as she didn't leave the field of play, or didn't receive assistance from her team mates. Unfortunately as soon as her team mates gathered and she came in contact, it would have been considered assistance and she technically no longer had that opportunity. So even if she did touch the plate and an appeal was made, she would have been out.
Dear Women's Softball, not every HR is a walk off, stay in the dugout...
Chuck DeMarre there supppose too it a tradition
Mario Bryant no they aren’t supposed to do it, they do it because they are bad sports
Then all the softball teams are bad sports
Mario Bryant correct
not only all softball teams are bad sports, but all womens sports teams in general. Women overcompensate in their celebrations and unsportsmanlike behavior funded by the unethical and massively unequal Title IX which turns America's youngest female athletes into overfed, overfunded rape targets
Lmao who does a group celebration for a home run in the 3rd inning? Lmao 😂
It's womens sports
I'm guessing that's what the title of the video is actually referring to. :-D
@@texshockeycards6155 and? why does that matter? no hate btw
@@lea9803 They celebrate everything
@@texshockeycards6155 men do that too lol 😂 it’s not just woman.
why did they all run out? they never seen a home run before?
MrMikeyboy4 In softball they treat every home run as a walk-off and the whole team waits at the plate.
Its a softball tradition
Maybe they should wait a little beyond the plate so that Chubby McFAILURE doesn't miss the plate again!
It’s the umpire’s job to make sure they touch home plate
Right call or not, the ump had guts to make it.
The ump was staring down at the plate watching her fly the plate. He then hands the catcher the ball and most likely mumbles - she didn't touch the plate . . .
The only "dumb" thing here is that the player didn't have the presence of mind to touch the plate. Her opponents noticed, and she paid the price. Them's the rules...
If the game rules for running out of or leaving the base path are the same as baseball, the ump should've called the runner out post-play for leaving the immediate area of home plate and batter's box. That's technically when the play was over, the tag / call wasn't necessary, the ball was dead. Secondly, home plate team celebrations are traditionally reserved for "walk-off wins" and not when the game is still in active, especially the THIRD inning!? As well, if the manager was taking charge, he should've called the players back into the dugout which would've helped the runner stay focused on touching home plate and not be distracted by a group hug. This base running error was completely avoidable.
Home plate celebrations seem to be pretty common in NCAA softball. I know Oklahoma does it after every homer, and they have a lot of them, but I've seen quite a few other teams doing it as well. Watching players actually being able to celebrate good plays and not just "walk-off wins" is one of the things I really like about softball. I liked Bailey Hemphill and this was a bad mistake, but tying a game, even in the third inning, is something to celebrate, right? Or should all celebrations be limited to when you win? No celebrating TDs unless it's the end of the 4th quarter, no celebrating goals unless you know that it's the winning goal, no celebrating a great golf shot unless it just won you the match/tournament, etc. Sounds boring to me. Made a good play? Celebrate any time you make one, even if you want to look like a fool for celebrating anything when you are clearly out of the game. This celebration was fine, just make sure you touch all the bases.
Running out of the baselines only applies when avoiding being tagged out or giving up a base. This however is a dead ball ruling of which carries different guidelines. Stop and think about it, if you are that technical about the out of the baseline rules then you have to call out every runner rounding or turning to the next base..
That said...
A home run is technically a dead ball 4 base award. This same ruling applies to every base awarded on a dead ball award. This is the same thing even in Major League Baseball that most people don't know.
The Ump cannot give a ball back to the fielding Team until after the final bag has been crossed for the award. Once the runner crossed home plate and started cheering with her team the Umpire at that time would provide the new ball.
The rule book states an appeal (which is what this was) can be made with any live/active ball before the next pitch or play. So even if the ball goes out of the park the appeal can be made with the new ball coming in. To make the new ball live/active though, it needs to go to the pitcher(as with any dead ball) and the pitcher touch the rubber. From there an appeal can be made on any base and any runner.
Additionally, the runner could have returned to tag the base without chance of being out out before the appeal as long as she didn't leave the field of play, or didn't receive assistance from her team mates. Unfortunately as soon as her team mates gathered and she came in contact, it would have been considered assistance and she technically no longer had that opportunity. So even if she did touch the plate and an appeal was made, she would have been out.
@@chrish7336 Correct, out of the basepath only applies if avoiding a tag.
Watch the dark long haired coach try to get to the player and tell her to go back and step on home
both the umpire and the catcher saw it clear as day haha. He immediately took a ball out, turned around... "you do what you have to do, lady!" So funny.
Lmao..that young lady should been paying attention.We had one of our little leaguers miss home plate.He has not miss home plate since...He drags his foot across the plate and makes sure he sees the ump say safe before he leaves the plate.
Lmmfao !! Look at meeeee !
I can jump plates !
From where she jumped I’m stunned that her momentum carried her that far….she needs to look into long jump as a second sport
LOL
This girl was COLLEGE SOFTBALL PLAYER of the year 2021. She played against my daughter in 10th grade and hit a ball 325 that we are still looking for. She then hit a line drive over 3rd that I'll never forget. She is from Lafayette, LA.
He gave the ball to the catcher and told her... Smh.
Good job on the catcher on attention to detail.
The coach should be yelling at his player not the ump for not touching home plate. Obviously she knew she didn't touch it because she went back.
looks like the ump tells her to me. lol but either way stupid for missing the plate
@@billnye3954 definitely seems like the ump wanted ger to get out.. in mlb the umpire hardly ever watched the player when they touch home plate.
@@oksooners there is an assistant or whatever in white ... I didn't notice her the first time I saw but ... From the very beginning when the girl was about to touch the plate, she watches and then tried to get her to go touch the plate. Umpire may have told the other team but seems many others knew.. someone kept yelling, the girl tried to get to her and then when she runs back out obviously.. boom tag. Agreed, bad error on her part
Even with all the excitement of a homerun you still have to pay attention to the fundamentals like touching the bag. I feel really bad for her but I promise you she will never make that mistake again. And I bet the coach will pound into these kids head from this day forward make sure you touch home plate.
Yeah, they'll miss 3rd base instead. It's hard to coach stupid.
Why are her teammates in the field of play any way!? It was not a game winning walk off homerun!
Damon Banks they always do that every team every homer dumbass
Mario Bryant and what did it cost them!? (Dumbass)??
A loss run (dumbass)
looks like you're the dumbass here Mario, but yes they do that cus they are cunts and excessive celebration of putting on their socks in the morning is a daily activity
Ty Nao Let them celebrate holy crap. Why do you men care if these women go on the field. Its OUR game let us do what we want. I'm tired of being the same species as you people.
Another question: isn't she out anyway because after not touching home plate she was crowded (touched) by her teammates for which it is against the rule to "assist" your teammate running the bases. So catcher never really had to touch her?
I’ve seen celebrations like this with walk-off home runs, but this was in the third inning. The lesson here is that the team should celebrate in the dugout, not on the field with a game still in progress. The entire team got too caught up with celebrating, and even if she had touched the plate AFTER she jumped over it, it’s almost impossible for an umpire to tell, because she’s in the middle of a scrum. It’s impossible to tell where the runners feet are amidst a crowd like that. Her coach has no business arguing. The team shouldn’t be on the field, especially as the game’s not over.
Nothing wrong with that .. That rule even applys in the major leagues..
It looks as if the umpire communicated something to the catcher.
Statline: 1 HR, 0 RBIs
Leland Joseph Ummmmm there were *no* runners on base. The announcer clearly says this was the second of back-to-back home runs. So it's a triple, tagged out at home, *zero* RBI.
Pat O'Brien I honestly don't understand your confusion. She ran the bases and got tagged out at home. That's why it's a triple. She successfully touched first base, second base, and third base, didn't she? You must not understand the rules. You can hit the ball from here to the moon, but you still have to touch all the bases to register the home run.
Pat O'Brien You have the hold and control a ball for it to be considered a catch. A "catch" is not the act of the ball striking the glove. You're getting a bit silly with this now. No one playing catchin their backyard -- much less playing in a professional game -- would see a ball slam against your open hands and bounce off and then say "oh you caught it then dropped it". You're going out of your way to ignore the obvious and just be contrarian.
Pat O'Brien Actually, they do keep track of total bases, in two stats, one called (obviously) total bases, and another called slugging percentage.
It's just part of the rules, you have to touch the bases for it to count. I guess it's like in basketball having to shoot free throws after getting fouled.
Pat O'Brien I guess as an Australian you're used to watching cricket and seeing 4s and 6s automatically register without the runners having to jog between the wickets? Lmao
That’s what happens when you “Showboat”……..Karma claps back. Umpire was right…..
Hahah Jom boy needs to ROAST this!
The fact that the coach is complaining about this is enough proof he didn’t watch her miss the plate completely lmao
She is out the second a player or coach touches her to get her to go back to touch. The way this is done is weird. She should be out it’s no different than a third base coach pushing a runner to help them score or a third base coach tapping a runner to get them to steal. You can’t do it. Now if a player or coach said go touch the plate without touching her then she would have been safe. Moral of the story touch every base every time and you won’t look like a jackass that doesn’t know how to run the bases
Actually it is different than if the player is contacted by the coach at third base. Remember the runner is said to have touched the base once they pass the base. At this point coaches interference does not apply.
No, she still would have been out because the catcher both tagged the plate and put a tag on her before she made it back.
@@formercoach1202
I'm really at a loss why you say that, that is obviously false. Because you pass a base it is not accepted that you touched it, where do you get that? You've never seen the countless times that the team on defense throws the ball to the second baseman, third baseman, and tags the base because they thought the runner missed it?
Ur right I didn't think about that.Shes out.
This happens quite often..I was a volunteer umpire for Little League back in the 1980's & saw this kind of thing happen ..
I see this happen in Little League and other recreational leagues very often and I am talking more than just missing Home. Other bases too. I see this quite often in travel ball games as well. Very rare in Middle and High School or Legion games. I would say 9.8 out of 10 times the coaches never catch it too. Listening for appeals that never come.
It has been a rule forever. Part of the details in the game.
I dn see how you can blame the rule.
That Bama Coach was right there at home plate for a reason, as there is NO JUSTIFICATION for him to even be there, he knew & still complained.
*0:28** Umpire: Hey catcher I'll give you a tip she didn't step on the home plate... Catcher: let's have a beer later... it's my treat...*
He actually put a new ball into the play! To me, once he does that, the previous play should be over. She was not tagged out with the same ball.
But how does this turn into a "tag" play when she went back to touch home? I can see her getting called out for being out of the basepath (or something), but not sure why the catcher can tag her out on a home run.
Mark has never played a game of baseball
@@Boston_Brown wrong, idiot. I played through college.
It's an appeal play Technically the tag was to identify what runner was being appealed although it was not required.
Rules are rules. As a Bama fan, I would expect the same thing if it was reversed. That's the way the game is played.
She has until she enters the dugout to return to touch the plate and the out call for missing the plate is an appeal play after the ball is put back in play. Tot a l umpire fail.
Could you imagine in Men's baseball if there was a HR in the third inning that only ties the score and all the players surrounding homeplate in celebration ...THE NEXT BATTER WOULD BE BEANED!! This type of celebration is not a game winning hit should not be even happening. Welcome to Women's softball
Lmao that's exactly what I thought
Great call. If you disagree I guess you've never played
First year I played baseball in the 4th grade, first HR I did that. Except I didn't jump it, I veered off a few inches heading toward my dugout and got glove tagged.
Hard learned lessons are never forgotten, and I put a cleat square in the middle of every plate afterward 😂
Don’t understand how this is “dumb” she missed home plate!
Dumb on her part.
Maybe they're talking about the batter?
Because that’s the one thing she should make damn sure of in that moment.
lololol. This is why the entire team should stay in the dugout on a 3rd inning home run. hahahahahaha. It's so embarassing, like little kid tee ball celebration
You don't see that in MLB
Celebrating a touchdown early and losing the ball before crossing the goal line has entered the chat..
Like, Jim Brown early 70"s spike the ball before entering into the touch down zone.
Also, like others celebrating Home runs or those thinking the game is over.
There's an old saying "Don't count your eggs before they hatch".
Why were they celebrating like she hit a walk-off?
No the dumbest play in softball history is watching random grownups play
My issue is that she did not leave the field of play. In baseball (Federation Rules) I believe the player missing home plate would have to leave the field of play to the dugout. Then the fielders need to appeal the play at home. I don't think they would have been out in high school baseball. Obviously I know NCAA and softball rules differ. Does anyone know if this was actually done properly?
I’m very confused, even if the run counted, why are they celebrating a tie run like they won the World Series. Like cmon, games not over even if that run counted.
My question is: Can you retrieve the ball that was hit outside the park and use it to tag someone out? Isn’t it an automatic home run? I agree she needs to touch home base though.
CORRECT CALL: Keep an eye on the Asst Coach in white at the plate trying to get to the player who hit the HR. On the way to the dugout she finally gets her attention. Watch at 45 sec mark as she approaches the conversation with Ump and Head Coach. She immediately KNOWS its correct and turns looking frustrated... During the replay at the 1:15 mark you can clearly see the Catcher after being handed the ball (back in play) pointing to the plate aka appealing.
Is there a certain time frame to touch it or if you go past it then it’s too late? It was a Home Run, not a play at the plate.
No time frame really. If the player doesnt touch the plate and makes it to the dugout the defensive team can appeal and the batter will be ruled out. In this case once she crossed, without touching home plate, the umpire is allowed to give the next ball to the defense. Once they have it they are allowed to tag the runner out for missing the plate.
I admit I don't know the rules that well and I do understand that she missed home plate however the ball which she was tagged out with was the replacement ball after she hit the first one over the wall. Does that make any difference in the tag? Just wondering
There are a lot of stupid people that don't understand that rules are rules!
and just to clarify: as soon as the plate umpire hands the new ball (since the home run ball is out of play the instant it crosses over the fence and lands somewhere) to any defensive player, all appeal rules come into effect, both live ball and dead ball appeals. if the batter/runner had continued into the dugout, the defense had two options: (1) dead ball appeal. take the new ball in play, indicate the appeal to the home plate umpire, and step on home plate. out. (2) live ball appeal. wait until the plate umpire puts the new ball in play (probably when the next batter steps into the batter's box), indicate the appeal to the home plate umpire, and step on home plate. out. since the batter/runner who missed home plate CHOSE to return to the plate, the defense has the dead ball appeal option of tagging her, just as if she were approaching home plate from third base the first time. all this because the batter/runner chose NOT to touch home plate the first time. think about that for a minute... she didn't MISS the base. she chose NOT to touch it.