HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected White Sox Pitching Coach Don Cooper for arguing ball calls in the top of the 9th inning of the Orioles-White Sox game. With two out and none on, Orioles batter Matt Wieters took a 3-0 fastball from White Sox pitcher Hector Santiago for ball four. Replays indicate that the 0-0 pitch and 2-0 pitch from Santiago to Wieters were within the bounds of the strike zone, the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 4-4. This Orioles ultimately won the contest, 10-4, in ten innings.
This is Lance Barrett (94)'s first ejection of 2012.
Lance Barrett now has -2 points in the UEFL (0 Previous + 3 AAA + -1 Penalty - 4 Incorrect Call = -2).
Crew Chief Gary Darling now has 3 points in the Crew Division (3 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 3).
UEFL Standings Update - No Change in UEFL Standings
This is the 7th ejection of 2012.
This is Don Cooper's first ejection of 2012.
This is Lance Barrett's first career ejection.