Fans and media were tuned into Sunday afternoon’s College World Series Finals game between LSU and Coastal Carolina to see 2 great teams battle for the national championship.
LSU only needed 1 more victory to win its 2nd national crown in 3 years. Coastal Carolina was forced to go the long route in the best-of-3 format after losing Game 1 to the Tigers on Saturday night.
But it turned out that wasn’t the only thing the gritty Chanticleers would have to overcome in front of a national TV audience. That audience wanted to see a show put on by LSU and Coastal Carolina that would possibly produce a deciding Game 3 on Monday night. Instead, those fans and media were outraged, feeling they got an “ump show” instead of a baseball show after Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall and first-base coach Matt Schilling were ejected in the bottom of the 1st inning.
Schnall was apparently heard telling the umpire that he missed 3 pitches so early in the game. Well, that turned Schnall’s big day into a very short day, as he was ejected along with Schilling. Maybe Schnall let his emotions get the best of him in such a huge situation, with his team fighting to force LSU into a Game 3. Or maybe the umpire who tossed the head coach and 1 of his top assistants should have given the 2 coaches a little more leeway, which is what fans and media were arguing in the aftermath of the shocking development.
The reaction to the ejections in such a huge spot, on such a huge stage, was predictably widespread.
Here is just a sampling of that social media outrage:
Oh my goodness, Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall has been ejected in the 1st inning against LSU “You missed 3 pitches, you missed 3 pitches” Then an umpire loses his balance. This is ridiculous and absolutely absurd pic.twitter.com/uBrv3uc5T3
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) June 22, 2025“You missed three pitches” does not qualify as one of those combinations. If this is all it took for Kevin Schnall to get ejected, that is absurd. pic.twitter.com/qKFIjhoSYh
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 22, 2025Kevin Schnall walks slightly out of his dugout and yells…“You missed 3 pitches.”The home plate umpire then quickly ejects Schnall…In the 1st inning…Of a national championship game…Utterly ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/YUiiGFYr6R
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) June 22, 2025The NCAA’s got a real problem. Ejecting Kevin Schnall & the first base coach from the game in the bottom of the 1st and then the umpire flops over. Really???
— Garrett Armbrust (@4thandsaturday) June 22, 2025Literally all Kevin Schnall said was "you've missed 3 pitches". Umpire has to have thicker skin than that. That's weak sauce, particularly with the season on the line.
— Isaac Schade (@isaacschade) June 22, 2025Ump Show in Omaha at the College Baseball World Series.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 22, 2025We've got #umpshow central here in Omaha.
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 22, 2025Absolute ump show in the biggest stage. Come on be better
— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) June 22, 2025You're really going to toss Coastal's head coach in the bottom of the 1st in game 2 of the College World Series…#UmpShow pic.twitter.com/LbxBoIIcn7
— Tim Murray (@1TimMurray) June 22, 2025You cannot toss a coach out of a College World Series Final for arguing from the dugout in the first inning! Insanity!The ump show in Omaha is pathetic. A terrible intentional hit by pitch last night & now this.Absolutely awful. #MCWS
— Jon Tweets Sports (@jontweetssports) June 22, 2025I am not here for the ump show that was way too early for a natty game.
— Smylie Kaufman (@SmylieKaufman10) June 22, 2025Throwing a coach in the first inning of finals CWS? Absolute Ump show. BRING ON THE ROBOTS.
— anthebaker (@anthebaker) June 22, 2025Fans, media blast ‘ump show’ after Kevin Schnall ejected in 1st inning of CWS finals game Saturday Down South.
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