Bingo! :Incorrect" has the tight answer. Chickenschit Stro is the one who made this decision, not the umpires.They are only there to call the ball game.

Stro can't point it out in the rule book, because there's not one. They make 'em up as they go along.

I hope Baugh Ford demands a refund for all remaining tournaments, and if they don't cooperate, sue USSSA.