Home team bats unless they have the lead by 10 or 15 runs respectively. In Alabama the rule is game over if one team is 15 runs ahead after 3 innings and 10 runs after 5 innings. The point is to not play 7 innings and have one team win by 30. It also takes a while to score 15 runs, often a run away 5 inning game will take longer than a well pitched fast paced 1 run game. This plays havoc with everybody's schedule and really what's the point if it's already a blow away. Frankly your probably right about it being a moot point to give the at bats but by rule both teams should get the same reps unless its the winning team by 10 or 15 respectively.
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George (Al) Roberts
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