Westhill substitution mistake gives Bishop Ludden win

Westhill substitution mistake gives Bishop Ludden win
By: Brian Sandler

SYRACUSE - A wild game ended without a final out being recorded as Westhill baseball was called for a player re-insertion error in the bottom of the seventh to give No. 3-ranked Bishop Ludden an 11-9 win in the 3rd Annual Strike Out Lou Gehrig's Disease Baseball Classic Friday at Alliance Bank Stadium.

With Bishop Ludden leading 4-3 going into the seventh, the Gaelic Knights erupted for seven runs to go ahead 11-3. Westhill responded with six runs in the bottom of the frame and had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but at that point it was discovered the Warriors' rally was helped by a player who had already been taken out, put back in and taken out again (high school rules allow only one re-insertion). At that point the umpires ruled the game over even though the mistake was caught after another batter had taken his turn.

Westhill protested the decision based on that fact and the umpires later agreed, which would have forced the game to resume. But the Warriors then dropped their protest because they admitted the mistake was theirs and did not want to potentially win in a tarnished way.

The victory improves Bishop Ludden to 10-0 while Westhill falls to 6-4. The teams meet again Monday night at Bishop Ludden.

Source: http://watertown.ynn.com/content/sports/sports_news/503451/westhill-miscue-gives-bishop-ludden-win/