An overturned and disputed call at first base led to the ejection of the Cincinnati baseball coach in the sixth inning of Tulane's 1-0 loss Sunday at Turchin Stadium.
The visiting Bearcats played the final three-plus innings under protest, a declaration that became moot after they avoided a sweep with a series-ending victory.
"It's not football," Cincinnati coach Scott Googins said about the umpire ruling that first baseman Cole Murphy did not keep possession of the baseball after a throw to first by pitcher Cam Alldred.
"They said he bobbled the ball," Googins said. "To me he had the ball and the bag.