Tri City Loses Costly $$Appeal$$

The Angels filed a protest after that game when they felt the umpire erred when he made an out call due to an incorrect batting order.  On June 6th the Angels won their protest in that game but included in that decision the B.C. Minor protest committee under rule 22.04 ruled that Abbotsford Manager Pankratz used an ineligible player and ejected him from the remainder of the protested game and also an additional game.

In an ironic twist of fate not only did Tri City Manager Downes lose his appeal, and $100, the appeal decision reversed the earlier decision that Pankratz used an ineligible player, cleared Pankratz of any wrong doing, and lifted the previous suspension. 

The game will be replayed from the point of protest as clearly stated in B.C.Minor rule 21.02 (D) When a protest based on an interpetation of a rule is upheld by the league of B.C.M.B.A. the game shall be replayed from the point of protest.  The game will resume in the top of the 5th inning with Abby batting, with 2 out, and the bases loaded.  Tri City was leading 6 - 4 at the time.