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This is why neutral counters are provided by other states, such as MD and NJ for the state tournament. PIAA should definitely implement this, perhaps by having an alternate umpire running the pitch count.
This is not unprecedented, because some states (including MD) have an alternate official assigned to basketball playoff games for the regional and state tournaments, and that alternate official tracks fouls, timeouts, and alternate possession information, and can call officials over to help resolve correctable errors. If one of the scheduled officials is sick or hurt, the alternate official replaces him (or her).
The PIAA could do the same for baseball, and ensure that the count is kept by someone neutral, so forfeits like this do not happen in the future.
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