Big East: Press Box Controversy Sorted Out

By Grant Tunkel - May 25, 2007

With only one base runner since the third (it's now the 6th, and that base runner just reached at 9:46), we've had to keep ourselves busy here in the press box, and a routine grounder in the bottom of the 5th provided us with that chance.

With 1 out, Pat Mahoney grounded up the middle and second baseman Dexter Butler ranged to his right and made the play. Some, including myself, thought the ball hit the pitcher's glove, which would make it a play scored 1-4-3. However, no one was truly sure. After some thorough investigation and diligence by official scorer Mex Carey, it was determined that the batted ball did not hit the glove of USF pitcher Yuri Higgins, and that it should be scored only 4-3.

0-0, top of the 6th.