Dan,
You probably should have posted this to the softball section, but here's what the book sez. Last year there was no penalty - see last year's case book play 3.1.5a. That didn't sit too well with the rules committee - here you have an infraction being committed and the only response is "Oh, OK. She's in the game now so I'll just make note of that on my line-up card." This rule was changed. I think that NFHS has their rule changes online for you to check. The gist of it is that the first time this happens, there is a team warning given and the unreported sub stays in the game. For the second and any following unreported subs, the unreported sub is restricted to the bench for the rest of the game. I'm glad to see this change, I think it will help prevent any unreported subs.
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Steve M
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