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Originally Posted by PWL
I believe the sad part of the story is the visiting team was allotted 18 outs and the home team only 15 outs. If the player was scheduled to bat in the bottom of the sixth, I feel that should meet mandatory playing requirements. They should modify the rule for tournament time so every team at least gets the equal number of outs. You even have to balance out playing time in run rule games from what I understand.
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All the coach had to do was play the kid in the top of the sixth and he would have fulfilled the defensive requirement of the 3 consecutive outs. Then he would have been able to play the bottom of the sixth.
The MPR rule for tournament play has an exception for shortened games, but does not include games shortened because the home team did not need the bottom of the sixth, or any extra inning in order to win. 10-run rule games are exempted from the MPR rule in tournament play, and also in League play if the Local League elects not to impose a penalty on the manager.
Also, in League play, there is no forfeit penalty whatsoever for a MPR violation. The player(s) who didn't fulfill the requirement must start the next scheduled game and then fulfill the requirement before being replaced in the lineup.