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Shocks still in a good position I think.

Little Eddie wrote:Dude was definitely safe at 3rd...we'll never know what would have happened I guess. Shocks still in a good position I think.

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Little Eddie wrote:Dude was definitely safe at 3rd...we'll never know what would have happened I guess. Shocks still in a good position I think.

A few in the press box thought he was safe. Others that he was out. There has to be a slow motion replay somewhere on this isn't there?

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Little Eddie wrote:Dude was definitely safe at 3rd...we'll never know what would have happened I guess. Shocks still in a good position I think.

A few in the press box thought he was safe. Others that he was out. There has to be a slow motion replay somewhere on this isn't there?

everybody who I have heard who seen the video was "safe'". Of course Shocks should never have put themselves in that position to leave it up to a umpire. That is the way baseball goes sometimes. On to tomorrow.

Little Eddie wrote:

Snaggletooth wrote:

MVCfans wrote:A few in the press box thought he was safe. Others that he was out. There has to be a slow motion replay somewhere on this isn't there?

everybody who I have heard who seen the video was "safe'". Of course Shocks should never have put themselves in that position to leave it up to a umpire. That is the way baseball goes sometimes. On to tomorrow.

I think the angle from the camera is much better than the one the umpire had...at least from what i could tell...ump appeared to be in foul territory so his vision of the Shocker foot hitting the bag before the Syc defender may have been blocked some by the Syc 3rd baseman.

Controversy! Stucky hit a sharp grounder to third base. Kraemer didn’t have a play at first, so he tried to beat pinch runner Tyler Coughenour to third for a force. In a bang-bang play, third base umpire Wayne Harris called Coughenour out.

It appeared pretty clear watching it live that Coughenour was safe.

Needless to say, Stephenson went ballistic in the coaches’ box as did Coughenour. But the call stood and ISU survives to Friday for a rematch with the Shockers. FINAL 7-6.

I talked to Stephenson after the game. I asked if Harris offered to consult with his crew on the call and a clearly angry Stephenson said Harris didn’t say anything at all.

I watched a replay here in the press box. Watching it live, I thought Coughenour was clearly safe. But the replay was a lot closer than I thought. I still think Coughenour was safe, but by no more than a sliver.

Unfortunately for Harris, the play developed in a way that he was at a poor angle to make the call. Another factor I didn’t pick up on until I saw the replay … Harris was in the sun and third base was in the shadows.