High School Strike Zone Analysis

I made a trip up to the both this weekend to talk with Joey Tilley about comments said by the umpires during the championship game on Sunday the 15th. While I understand they are human and are not going to get every call correct these statements should never be said. The plate umpire approached our dugout after the plate meeting and before the start of the game with a the statement I do not have a high school strike zone, you have two foot arms, swing 36 inch bats and my zone is 6 inches either side of the plate. He said he wanted us to know before the game so we could learn it now rather than figuring it out in the third inning. He said this to everyone in the dugout, all of my players and coaches. Now, I can dismiss silly statements just as well as the …show more content…
It is very hard to keep their confidence up at the plate with an inconsistent strike zone, it is almost impossible to give them any confidence with a strike zone almost double in size of what it should be. While this statement is troubling, it is far from the worst of the afternoon. There was a questionable call made on a bunt down first base line. One of those calls that could have gone either way. Our fans got rowdy, which they do from time to time, it is going to happen. Runner was safe at first until the plate umpire called it a foul ball. Hence the rowdy fans, however, no derogatory comments were made by them. Batter returns to the plate, runner returns to first. Next pitch, runner steals, called out at second, was under the tag and the ball was dropped. Again, rowdy fans, understandably so, field umpire said it was in transition, transition to what we are not sure. That was the third out, my first base coach overheard the field umpire while talking with the plate umpire, say that he wouldn't have called that kid safe at second, not after all