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College World Series Umpire Responsible For Coastal Carolina Ejection Has ‘History Of Overreacting’

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Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall is ejected at the College World Series

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An ump show unfolded in the first inning of a College World Series game between Coastal Carolina and LSU. In Game 2 of the national title series, Chanticleers head coach Kevin Schnall was tossed.

The ejection sent immediate shockwaves throughout the college baseball world. It led social media users to not only identify the blue, Angel Campos, but to also dig up his “history of overreacting.”

The moment came early on the second game of a double elimination championship set. LSU had already won Game 1. Coastal Carolina needed a win in Game 2 to keep its season alive. Its coach didn’t believe his team was being given a fair shot by the officiating crew.

Schnall began arguing balls and strikes with Campos just 10 pitches into the contest. After a warning, he was tossed. That ejection not only led to a cartoonish scene that saw an umpire tumble hilariously to the ground, but it also led to the subsequent ejection of first base coach Matt Schilling.

Most believed the quick trigger was an egregious overuse of power in what could be the Chanticleers‘ final game of the season. Campos tossed Schnall because he got his feelings hurt. Even LSU fans would agree that the strike zone was suspect in the top half of the first frame.

As it turns out, this isn’t Angel Campos’s first run-in with controversy. His short temper has followed him from the MLB to college baseball.

Angel Campos has a “history of overreacting.”

Campos previously umpired at the professional level. He was released from his duties after the 2014 season. His thin skin might’ve played a role.

He controversially ejected Matt Treanor from a 2011 game between the Royals and Cardinals. A year later, he tossed Matt Kemp for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout. But wait, there’s more!

After moving onto college baseball, Campos put himself in the crosshairs with the debatable ejection of Clemson superstar Cam Cannarella during a highly contested postseason game.

Each of those three instances would be considered overreactions. Despite that past, Angel Campos was behind the dish for a national championship game.

The NCAA released a statement on the situation after the fact.

In the bottom of the first inning, Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall and first base coach Matt Schilling were ejected from the game for continued arguing about balls and strikes after being warned initially by the umpire crew. NCAA Playing Rule 3-6-f-Note 1 states that balls, strikes, half swings or decisions about hit-by-pitch situations are not to be argued. After a warning, any player or coach who continues to argue balls, strikes, half swings or a hit-by-pitch situation shall be ejected from the game.

In addition to today’s ejections, Coach Schnall is suspended for the next two games per NCAA Playing Rule 5-15-a-4, which states that an additional two-game suspension is added to any other penalties. By rule, no team personnel may continue to argue or to continue to excessively express themselves with prolonged actions or offensive language after an ejection.

NCAA Playing Rule 2-26-f states that an assistant coach, if ejected, is automatically suspended for one game. Per NCAA Playing Rule 5-15-a-4 an additional two-game suspension is added to any other penalties. By rule, Coach Schilling is suspended for three games.

That statement will do little to temper frustrations in the Coastal Carolina dugout.