Two pitches later, Burke hit a two-RBI single behind Oxford's head to tie the game at 11-11. Two batters later, Dylan Dreiling hit a single of his own to score Burke and tie the game in favor of the Vols, prompting a largely negative reaction on social media.

But FSU baseball coach Link Jarrett, who spoke about the check swing after the game, refused to say whether the game was won or lost because of the ruling — only that every pitch counts. He spoke about the ruling in his opening statement and received no questions about the decision from the assembled reporters.

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“You saw the game. I have to rewatch every throw of that game. There are factors that affect the outcome of the game,” Jarrett said. “And I can't tell from 90 feet off the side what was going on in some of the things that happened. I have to watch the game. You saw it.”