[mick]

Originally posted by irish
We're trying to get some clarification on Rule 7.14 (the Little League "courtesy runner rule").


So if A and B start the game for the home team and B is substituted for by C on defense in the top of the 3rd inning. Can B run for A in the bottom of the third?
Yes

What if A bats before B's original place in the order? (This gets to "when is a player 'removed' from the line up?) [/B] Doesn't matter. A player is removed when another legal player properly replaces the player.

Can B then go back into the field for C in the top of the 4th? Yes

If B does not go back for C in the 4th (and is sitting on the bench), can B then run for D in the bottom of the fourth as a courtesy runner for the second time in the game for a different player? Yes

Ok, and the last one: Can B be doing all this courtesy running or not, but at any time run for C on the bases regardless of whether another courtesy runner has been used that inning or not because B, in that case, is a SUBSTITUTE for C, and not a courtesy runner and so not subject to this rule at all? Yes, as a sub, but subject to reentry restrictions.

Fun ain't it?
mick