She’s Safe: Yo ump, you blew this one

It wouldn’t of changed the outcome of Chino Hills’ 11-2 win over St. Lucy’s on Wednesday, but here is the play Regents fans were furious about. Brandi Harkness smacked a lead-off liner to right field in the second inning and appeared (in the photo) to beat the throw at first, but the umpire emphatically called her out. Who knows if a big inning would have followed, St. Lucy’s only trailed 1-0 at the time, but it was a terrible call nonetheless, and not even close. You can see the ball still five to eight feet from the glove as Harkness touches the bag. What a potential momentum-killer. I was sitting near left-field and couldn’t help but notice Huskies outfielder Patricia Parks laughing about it.

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