College baseball ump suspended for terrible call alleges fans hurled racially charged, abusive language at him

College shot umpire Reggie Drummer went viral earlier this period for calling a strike connected an evident shot to extremity a crippled betwixt Mississippi Valley State and the University of New Orleans. 

Drummer, who was suspended by the Southland Conference and did not umpire the last 2 games of the bid due to the fact that of the call, told his broadside of the communicative connected "The Plate Meeting" podcast Thursday. 

A wide presumption of a shot connected the tract during batting signifier earlier crippled 1 of the College World Series Championship Series betwixt the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers connected June 26, 2018 astatine TD Ameritrade Park successful Omaha, Nebraska. (Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

The viral infinitesimal occurred erstwhile the New Orleans pitcher threw an evident shot down and disconnected the plate, but Drummer called onslaught three, ending the game.

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Drummer told the podcast that racially charged connection was utilized toward him earlier successful the crippled and continued throughout. 

Drummer, who is Black, said the connection came from the Mississippi Valley State side, a Historically Black College and University.

"It started successful the archetypal inning. [Mississippi] Valley batted archetypal arsenic the visiting team," Drummer said connected the podcast.  

"And 1 idiosyncratic successful particular, Valley caput manager Milton [Barney], his member was astir apt the loudest 1 successful the park. And helium was letting maine cognize they [Drummer’s onslaught calls] were not strikes. So, erstwhile Valley comes to play defence and UNO comes to bat, Valley was throwing pitches that was disconnected the plate, and I was calling balls. And they were letting maine person it." 

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The Ole Miss Rebels hole to instrumentality connected the Oklahoma Sooners during the Division I Men's Baseball Championship held astatine Charles Schwab Field Omaha connected June 25, 2022 successful Omaha, Nebraska. (Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

Drummer said that by the 3rd inning, fans were accusing him of helping New Orleans, and helium had Barney’s member ejected from the crippled for directing racist connection toward him. 

In speaking with Fox News Digital, Barney confirmed his brother's ejection, but said helium did not perceive immoderate radical slurs from the stands.

"I didn't perceive immoderate of that. Of course, I'm trying to manager a shot game," Barney said. "I deliberation arsenic a manager we're not listening to the stands oregon what radical successful the stands are saying. So, we didn't perceive immoderate radical slurs and nor did we accidental immoderate radical slurs successful the dugout. As acold arsenic the fans, I can't talk to that due to the fact that I'm not listening to that. I'm trying to manager a triumph a shot game."

In the seventh inning, Drummer and the umpiring unit changed a call, which is erstwhile Barney came retired to argue. 

"And that’s erstwhile helium was implying that arsenic a Black guy, I should beryllium helping them win," Drummer said. 

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"I'm not upset," Drummer continued. "I'm much wounded due to the fact that I'm getting each this from my radical erstwhile I cognize I'm calling a bully game, I'm calling a just game."

Barney pushed backmost connected Drummer's accusation, telling Fox News Digital helium told Drummer helium was looking to beryllium "treated with the aforesaid respect helium treated them [New Orleans]." 

"As acold arsenic helping america win? We're ne'er going to inquire for an umpire to assistance america win," Barney said. "To maine that's ridiculous."

"Clearly I didn't accidental thing to him of that quality due to the fact that I stayed for the entirety of the game," helium continued. "If I would person been saying thing similar that I'm beauteous definite I would person been ejected. Like I said, determination is nary constituent wherever I was asking him to assistance america triumph the game." 

It each led up to the present infamous ending to the crippled erstwhile Drummer rung up Mississippi State Valley near fielder Davon Mims to extremity the game. 

"I should person ejected him erstwhile helium pointed," Drummer told the podcast. "By this time, my lapse of judgement is done the extortion due to the fact that I was sitting present saying, 'I can't judge my ain radical person treated maine similar this for 3 hours.' And I said to myself ... 'I consciousness similar I'm connected an land and I conscionable privation to get retired of here.'"

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Drummer said helium decided that if immoderate transportation was adjacent the plate, helium was calling it a onslaught successful bid to get retired of the concern helium was in.  

NCAA signage is seen connected the tract earlier the crippled betwixt the Oklahoma Sooners and the Ole Miss Rebels during the Division I Men's Baseball Championship held astatine Charles Schwab Field Omaha connected June 26, 2022 successful Omaha, Nebraska. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

"I called a atrocious pitch, which I regret," helium said. "I apologize for doing that, but I conscionable wanted to get retired of a hostile situation due to the fact that I'd ne'er been successful a concern similar that."

While Barney has not had a accidental to talk with Drummer since the incident, helium says helium has nary hard feelings toward the umpire. 

"I don't person immoderate issues with him," Barney told Fox News Digital. "I'm not going to get connected him and effort to bash him due to the fact that yet that feline does a batch for the community."

"By nary means were we being racist toward him. We don't person a crushed to bash that," Barney continued. "Our squad is galore races. Nobody present is racist. Everybody present loves everybody. We don't spot color. It conscionable doesn't happen."

Drummer has returned to umpiring since the incidental connected March 10.