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There certainly is a rule that would allow this.
NFHS Section 2 Suspension of play.
Article 1 Time shall be called by the umpire and play is suspended when-
(d)An umpire or player in incapacitated, exept that if an injury occurs during a live ball, time shall not be called until no further advance or put out is possible:
Exception
If there is a medical emergency or if, in the umpires judgement further play could jeapordize the injured players safety, "Time" shall be called.
In the play we were discussing we had a catcher hit in the back of the head with a bat, lying down on the plate. There was R2 rounding third bearing down on the plate. There's no way in Hades I'm going to let the play continue with the catcher down on the plate like this.
Of course this all about personal judgement. My judgement is that the welfare of the player superceeds the welfare of the game. I'm not going to be a phsycic out there and try to guess what will happen. I feel it's best to err on the side of safety and protect that player.
Tim.
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