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Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:10 pm**

Coastal Carolina loses two to arguing balls and strikes.

CARY, N.C. (AP) — If Coastal Carolina is going to stage a super regional rally, the Chanticleers will have to do it short-handed.
Coastal Carolina will be without staff ace Bobby Gagg and reliever Joey Haug for the rest of the Cary Super Regional — and maybe even beyond.

The Chants' two pitchers were ejected during Saturday's series opener for arguing balls and strikes. Officials at the super regional, citing the NCAA rulebook, say Gagg and Haug will be suspended four games because both pitchers already had been removed from the game.

UNC UP 1-0: Tar Heels take Game 1 from Coastal

A tournament official says the suspensions even would carry over to the College World Series — if the Chants make it that far.

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Gagg was the losing pitcher in North Carolina's 9-4 victory in Game 1. Haug worked 1 1-3 innings of relief.

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Not like the game was close either 9-4 was the score.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:50 am**

I dont see why they dont just use some sort of censors to determine strikes and balls at the college level and above. they have the technology and umps have been worthless at it since the start of time. I had an ump throw one of my kids out of a game this year when the kid used the end of his bat to draw a line 5 inches off the plate where the ball had flown on a called first strike. A digital system will speed up the game and balls and strikes will be consistent at bat to at bat, inning to inning and game to game.

Posted: **Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:41 pm**

So who pays for this? Who makes the balk call? Who decides fair or foul when it hits near the left field line?

Damn right your player should have been tossed. If what you told us all season was true about your team and winning by 20+ runs, you bet your ass the strike zone is 5 or more inches off the plate. Why am I not surprised one of your players would think he was better than everyone else, umpire included.

While you are at it you might as well not stop with baseball. You can have football officials call every single hold every single time, which would be every play. Basketball officials can call every hand check, every bump, and every travel.

Games wouldn't be faster, they would be twice as long.

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