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1) I would not call the batter out unless I judged the bat and ball contact to be intentional, or if it actually did prevent a fielder from fielding the ball for a clean play.
2) Technically, a new pitcher (ie a sub) who takes warmups should pitch to one batter, but one pitch would constitute an inning pitched for maximum innings rules. If coach realizes he can't and wants to change I would allow it so we don't forfeit a ball game. The youth rules I am most familiar with say a pitcher is not ALLOWED to pitch more than a number of innings. So, this supersedes the "must pitch to one batter" rule. If opposing coach wants to protest I will record the protest and still allow the change since I'm not supposed to ALLOW a pitcher to pitch beyond his innnings limit. Then the league can deal with the protest. I would also put the opposing coach in my little black **sh*le book.
I have never seen this happen in a HS game. The limit around here is 12 innings in 72 hours, and HS school coaches know when the pitcher has reached his limit, and there are not many who can go 12 innings in 72 hours.
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