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Originally posted by greymule
From somewhere came this idea that if a player other than the pitcher throws a warm-up pitch, he has to pitch to the next batter. I've heard teams talk about having that called on them in tournaments. Maybe U-Trip or NSA has that rule.
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I believe NSA and Little League are both based on the "Official Baseball Rules" in regards to this. A substitute pitcher is considered to be the new pitcher when he/she takes their normal position on the pitcher plate. Once they are the new pitcher, they must pitch to the first batter.