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Originally posted by Dakota
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Originally posted by WestMichBlue
Why are we guessing anything? The facts are (1)The coach ONLY said that he was subbing for the FLEX. Nothing else. (2) The Flex batted between the #9 and # 1 position. (3) She was discovered between innings.
So - Why is everybody ignoring the written rule?
NFHS 2.57.2: An Illegal Substitute is (c) the FLEX who enters the game as a batter in a different position in the batting order than the DP.
3.3.6.6: Placing the FLEX into one of the first nine positions for someone other than the original DP is considered an illegal substitution. The illegal substitute shall be removed from the game and restricted to the bench.
RESULT: all play stands, player is restricted to bench. Need new FLEX. Simple!
WMB
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There you go again, WMB, not letting anyone make things up! I'm bummed! 
So, you send me back to the rule book and guess what I found...
NFHS 3-4-1b PENALTY
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The penalty for illegal substitution takes precedence over the batting-out-of-order penalty.
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 Game, set, match for WMB. Good job! 
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Oh, my!
Help me understand the difference.
Why is it an illegal substitution for [(announced for FLEX, unannounced for DP)legal, but out-of-order] B6 to bat before B1, but it is batting out-of-order when B3 bats before B1.
Why, then, are not all BOO's considered illegal substitutions?
Thanks,
mick