There is no provision in the NFHS rule book for a DH for Softball.
Rule 3-3-1 and 3-3-6 deal only with the DP/FLEX and the use of a DH is not listed as a state option.
I believe there was a case play in last year's (2005) book that said something like "At the pre-game meeting, the manager of team A presents a lineup that includes a DH" and the ruling was that it was illegal as the DH was not an option.
All that being said, I'm not sure that every state plays HS softball under the NFHS rule set. It may be possible that some state plays under a ruleset that allows a DH.
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