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"NFHS just says it is not a charged conference if the pitcher is removed (presumably by the coach)."
Actually, it is a little stickier than that for NFHS.
A. When a coach requests time and confers (talks, instructs, etc) with players it is a charged conference - unless the pitcher is also removed.
B. If the team has 3 or less charged conferences when the pitcher was removed, that pitcher can pitch again in that game.
C. When a team already is at the limit of 3 charged conferences, and if the coach requests time and confers (talks, instructs, etc) with players, the team is in violation of the 3 conference limit and the pitcher is removed by rule - and cannot return to pitch.
D. Because the pitcher was removed a charged conference was not called, thus you never get past three. However, the next request for time and conference again violates the 3 conference rule and the sub pitcher is now removed.
E. If the coach simply moves another player over to pitch, or sends in a sub to pitch, and does not confer with any players, the removed pitcher can return to pitch. This is true regardless of the number of accumulated charged conferences.
WMB
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