7/8/11 Laconia 11/12

I was able to see some of the 11/12 Laconia play tonight. Being an umpire, and doing games on neutral fields with neutral umpires does not usually give time to watch the home team. Arrived to game at end of 3rd inning, Laconia over Somersworth 12 - 4. Somersworth scored a few and forced it to the 5th inning. Then the flood gates opened again and Laconia scored a ton. Final was 21 - 6 in 5 innings. Watching these neutral umpires lets me know how much pride umpires from Laconia take into doing a good job. Saw one umpire in tan shorts instead of Grey pants. No rotating or moving on plays in there 4 man system. Saw what I thought was an interference on runner from first to second and no call. Actually home plate umpire started to raise his arm as runner was out. They met after play and decide runner safe even though he knocked into fielder and no play was able to be made on batter runner. If you ever get the chance to watch umpire from Laconia NH LL D2 you will see that they do every effort to look and be professional while letting the kids have FUN!

7/7/11 game from 7/6 part 2

Was in Concord again tonight to complete our game we started last night and postponed after 1 and 1/2 innings played. At the start Concord National was up over Bow 1-0. Both Pitchers had thrown between 20 - 30 pitches. Which meant they could pitch tonight and start with pitch count they left off with. Had same four umpires as last night, DS, RL, BS and myself.  First play of the night a ball was hit down third base line over my head. I should have gone in to cover second because BS was going out. I froze like deer in headlights. Went further into foul because saw DS going down line like he should have and I wanted to get out of his way. Oopps not a good start. Settled in after that. a couple minor things the umpires could have done better but nothing that would have changed the outcome of the game. Every call was made right. Concord ended up winning 9 - 2, I think.