So after further review and looking at the angles that were made available to them, the instant replay officials then made the determination to overturn the call and essentially make it a ground-rule double, put the batter runner at second base and then the other two runners I believe were at first and second at the time. "So once they determined it was a reviewable play, it was my understanding the call on the field was a foul ball. “This call was one that was a reviewable play because it was deciding if a batted ball was fair or foul and that ball first needed to touch the ground beyond the first baseman in this situation, which it did," Buhr said. Officials reversed the call and deemed Remillard's double to be fair, which allowed Anthony Marks to score and give the Chanticleers a 1-0 lead. The replay took four minutes and six seconds to complete, which was clocked from the time the umpire puts on the headset until a final ruling is signaled. Buhr, Director of NCAA Championships and Alliances. "They communicated into a centralized replay location here within TD Ameritrade Park Omaha with members of the NCAA Baseball Umpire Program Staff who services the instant replay officials." “Once the officials decide they wanted to have the play review and it is determined if it is a type of play that is reviewable, the crew chief and whoever the crew chief designated obtain the headset from the person in charge of game management from the NCAA’s perspective," said Randy L. The umpires huddled up to discuss the play and decided to look at the instant replay, the first time the technology has been used in Omaha.
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