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A college baseball umpire has been suspended indefinitely after a decisive third-strike call that many saw as erroneous and retaliatory.
Mississippi Valley State lost a road game to the University of New Orleans on Friday night, 7-3, when Delta Devils left fielder Davon Mims was called out on strikes to end the top of the ninth.
Mims had visibly disagreed with a called second strike, which appeared to be well below his knees, and reacted by hopping out of the batter's box to show his displeasure.
The next pitch was even further from the strike zone, and Mims easily held off, but was punched out on what one announcer described as a 'horrific' call. Mims, who had only just regained his composure after the called second strike, erupted before being restrained by New Orleans Privateers catcher Jorge Tejeda.
Although the Southland Conference did not identify the home plate umpire by name in Saturday's statement, the box score lists Reggie Drummer as serving in that role in New Orleans on Friday.
Davon Mims had visibly disagreed with a called second strike, which appeared to be well below his knees, and
