That is, when a sub replaces a starter, the starter can then sub back into the game in the place of his replacement once. The NFHS writes playing rules for 16 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. In professional baseball the designated hitter (DH) bats only for the pitcher. An illegal sub playing offense (again, before a pitch or play following his at-bat), If an illegal sub on offense is discovered. When you have a nine-player lineup (we're talking National League), in cases where the pitcher is a weak hitter, a team may use a double switch to work around the weak spot in the batting order. You own it and you manage it. If a manager fails to notify the plate umpire of an otherwise legal substitution, what you have is an unannounced substitution [ 5.10(j) ]. Those changes were subsequently approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Board of Directors. 0000016730 00000 n This is not a trivial responsibility because improper substitutions can lead to a protest. In most cases, the starter, when re-entering, must return to the same spot in the batting order that he occupied when the game started. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. NFHS' Sandy Searcy Named to USA Softball Board of Directors; ... For your convenience, NFHS offers rules and case books in multiple formats. 0000477092 00000 n Once you're sub'd out of a game, you're out for the the rest of the game. The starter, now on the bench, can re-enter the game one time, but must re-enter in his original spot in the batting order (although can play any defensive position). According to the NFHS Athletics Participation Survey, fastpitch softball is the fifth-most popular sport for girls with 364,297 participants in 15,225 schools during the 2013-14 season. A coach can substitute a pinch runner into the game for a starting player. Rule 8, Section 9 NFHS Rule Book Article 1.. Neither the Pitcher nor the Catcher will be required to leave the game under such circumstances. The player (starter) whom the illegal substitute replaced, If an illegal sub is discovered on defense while in the field or during the half-inning following his turn in the field, or on offense. In cases where teams are going "book to book" (that is, by agreement before the game the home-team scorekeeper maintains the "official" lineup), you'll announce one team's change to the other team's book. To summarize: Defensive substitutions. For reference, the Major League rule for such a situation is Rule 7.02(c) and 7.02(c) Comment. The rest of ThisBoardRocks is located at: CarolinaPanthersForum.com. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; 0000075166 00000 n 3�D�[T��� [Z:t�Kў��3�r�������{���⥃~����4�� �h~�6�c1���m�fQ�6��g�A�.���8,�)�i�-��,����Y�8�s���u�̶!A˜�T�����&=,&{5G���-�vKWQ�@���z���--��q�_Uo������V۲����yL��b�Xu����i��m���O�Ā�����/d���\l%��i���/fb�I�W0֞��2�����5��*k�Uug�HL��{Ճ�_�~4d�Y[r}�ż�� �6�KI�;3��Q��G�E�w9���;[G������DgW%�����R�4�%����쎩���a-�_K������S� o\�wؐ��~|����X/٦����+� �?6��Piw��vE�xHbU��i%�嫪�B���#'vۺ"�hgv4�. The same courtesy runner may not run for both the Pitcher and Catcher any time during the game. -- Courtesy of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Let's Get Social at the NFCA Virtual Convention, NFCA Virtual Convention Speaker Reveal: Olympic Spotlight, Six programs earn 2020 Netting Professionals/NFCA Field of the Year award. 0000474356 00000 n On page 176 of the NFHS 2017 Softball Rule Book it states: Re-entry. We cover the following: You own the lineup card; you keep it in your pocket. trailer <<303EF7024209491F911DCA233D62630E>]/Prev 1153050>> startxref 0 %%EOF 230 0 obj <>stream �ն4��[�q�)/�"�СJEP��X⮼,"h�b�S,�.�ډ���H��T0�ی Ӹ�E��d*˖�On��{�s�sn���@9T �0��F�_ And this statement is incorrect. addy4df49cfa2dde44340e086c9771669d74 = addy4df49cfa2dde44340e086c9771669d74 + 'UmpireBible' + '.' + 'com'; Any player, starter or substitute may be withdrawn from the game and re-entered once, provided such player occupies the same batting position whenever in the lineup. In many levels of amateur baseball (probably most), re-entry is allowed. Of the various re-entry rules, the most common allows for a starter to re-enter the game one time. Ultimately, you treat an unannounced substitution just like any other substitution. 0000013086 00000 n There is no re-entry in Major League baseball. The same courtesy runner may not run for both the Pitcher and Catcher any time during the game. – One rules change for the 2016 softball season was made at the rules committee meetings last month in Indianapolis.