Grand Canyon University batter Tyler Wilson hit a grand slam to tie the Nebraska-GCU game, but was ejected by the HP Umpire during his home run trot for a bat flip near first base. Was this overkill? Let's review college baseball's sportsmanship rules. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2024/02/college-player-ejected-for-bat-flip.html
NCAA is the only rulebook to explicitly state, "bat flips near or toward an opponent or umpire" qualify as discipline-worthy unsportsmanlike conduct (NFHS prohibits undirected "carelessly throw a bat", OBR does not address this point). The penalty for the first violation of ANY unsportsmanlike conduct violation in college is a warning. Any subsequent violations no matter what type result in an ejection from the game.
