The officials in a Baseball game are called umpires. During the regular season, there are four umpires at every game, one at each of the bases and one behind home plate that calls balls and strikes. During the playoffs, two extra umpires work each game. One of the extra umpires is stationed behind third base down the left field line and the other is stationed behinf first base down the right field line.
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The officials of a softball game are simply the Umps. In just about every league, when a coach or anyone else argues with the ump, the ump has the option of kicking the person out unless they stop arguing after a warning.
They can also be called blue. They wear blue shirts most of the time.
The officials of a softball game are simply the Umps. In just about every league, when a coach or anyone else argues with the ump, the ump has the option of kicking the person out unless they stop arguing after a warning. They can also be called blue. They wear blue shirts most of the time.
On the field there are two Umpires, one stands at the wicket (from where the bowler bowls) & the other is at square leg (Which is level with the batting crease on the leg side of the wicket) they count the balls in the over, hold clothing not needed by the bowler when he is Bowling, making sure the ball is delivered correctly and officiate on run making & whether the batsman is or is not out. In doing this there are a set number of signals they make to the scorers: Fours, Sixes, Extras & so on.