A New Jersey judge was asked to overturn an umpire’s interpretation of the “horseplay” rule. A chance to play in the state championship hung in the balance.

He doesn’t understand why he was ejected from the game. I told him sometimes life isn’t fair, but I’ll go to bat for you.”

Governing bodies of Little League can’t decide whether bat flips are good or bad. Now a New Jersey boy is suffering the consequences. 12-year-old Marco Rocco from Haddonfield, New Jersey has been suspended one game for bat-flipping while celebrating a game-winning two-run home run on July 16, which resulted in his team winning a sectional.