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

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College baseball umpire Reggie Drummer went viral earlier this month for calling a strike on an obvious ball to end a game between Mississippi Valley State and the University of New Orleans. 

Drummer, who was suspended by the Southland Conference and did not umpire the final two games of the series because of the call, told his side of the story on "The Plate Meeting" podcast Thursday. 

A general view of a baseball on the field during batting practice before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 26, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

The viral moment occurred when the New Orleans pitcher threw an obvious ball down and off the plate, but Drummer called strike three, ending the game.

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Drummer told the podcast that racially charged language was used toward him earlier in the game and continued throughout. 

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

"It started in the first inning. [Mississippi] Valley batted first as the visiting team," Drummer said on the podcast.  

"And one person in particular, Valley head coach Milton [Barney], his brother was probably the loudest one in the park. And he was letting me know they [Drummer’s strike calls] were not strikes. So, when Valley comes to play defense and UNO comes to bat, Valley was throwing pitches that was off the plate, and I was calling balls. And they were letting me have it." 

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