Fans became enraged when an umpire ejected Coastal Carolina head baseball coach Kevin Schnall from a game in the College World Series. In a game with high stakes like the CWS, managers receive a bit of leeway when it pertains to interacting with umpires.
In a short series, managers and umpires who may never interact will mutually extend grace. At the same time, each party wants the other to know what their respective role is in the construct of a game.
Coastal Carolina Coach Kevin Schnall Ejected for Four Words
By nature, umpires at every level work under difficult conditions. From working in summer heat to hearing yelling and screaming from players and fans alike, the job is a thankless one. However, as the axiom states, “Good officials are the ones whose names you don’t know.”
However, during the CWS game between Coastal Carolina and LSU, the home plate umpire, Angel Campos, decided to turn the spotlight on himself. When a strike was called on a CCU stolen base, first base coach Matt Schilling did not like the call. Campos ejected Schnall and Schilling.
Due to his arguing of the calls, Schnall will be suspended for the first two games of next season, per Sporting News. Campos kicked out the Coastal Carolina head coach based on three words: You missed three pitches. MLB insider Jeff Passan seemed as incredulous as anyone when he posted this reply on social media.
There are very few combinations of words in the English language that warrant ejecting a coach from an elimination game in the Men’s College World Series finals. And yet Coastal Carolina’s Kevin Schnall — and first-base coach Matt Schilling — just got run in the first inning.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 22, 2025
“There are very few combinations of words in the English language that warrant ejecting a coach from an elimination game in the Men’s College World Series finals. And yet Coastal Carolina’s Kevin Schnall–and first-base coach Matt Schilling–just got run in the first inning.”
Fans delved into Campos’ background and decided to make their findings public.
Is anyone honestly surprised at the horrific CWS ejection call? Angel Campos has acted like a petulant child his entire career.
This is what happens when the college game just hires MLB rejects pic.twitter.com/DNKKpezyGw
— Joseph Manero (@JosephManero) June 22, 2025
“Is anyone honestly surprised at the horrific CWS ejection call? Angel Campos has acted like a petulant child his entire career. This is what happens when the college game just hires MLB rejects”
With advancements in technology, a growing section of fans wants the tech revolution to begin immediately. For some, the first action is to relieve the umpires of the ability to call balls and strikes.
It is hard to believe in 2025 that we still have umpires calling balls and strikes when there are clearly better options.
— Darin Paine (@DarinPaine) June 22, 2025
“It is hard to believe in 2025 that we still have umpires calling balls and strikes when there are clearly better options.”
Fans of the game, regardless of their allegiances, are fed up. They do not want to see umpires clogging up camera time, preferring the aforementioned anonymity. The most succinct reaction is often the truest.
These umpires are embarrassing.
— Danielle Martin (@Danielle138252) June 22, 2025
“These umpires are embarrassing.”
LSU won the national championship, 5-3, over a gutsy Coastal Carolina squad. However, this game will go down in history as one in which an umpire decided to focus attention on himself. Granted, LSU played a fiercely competitive but clean game, and they deserve congratulations.
However, the game result leaves a taste of bitterness and doubt in the collective mouths of the Chanticleers fanbase. Good umpiring is a pure joy to watch. Meanwhile, the opposite is a slog and tedious to sit through. Championship games deserve far better.
