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Hi guys. I'm back on the boards after the off season. I learn so much from reading these threads. Got the new NFHS rulebooks for this year with the new revised rules. I see this year that even the non-starters will have return eligibility this year. So here is the first question arising from this new rule.
Situation: The visiting team starts the game with 9 players (FP) and only 1 sub on the bench (hey its ACT testing). The coach brings the sub in the game in the 3rd inning (batting 9th) and back out the game in the 5th inning. The visitors are handily beating the home team, when in the bottom of the 6thm, a high fly to center-left results in a vicious collision between F7 and F8. Both have to leave the game due to injuries. But F7 and F8 bat 4th and 5th. Is this a must forfeit situation? Or is the coach allowed to bring the sub in a different batting position only to avoid a forfeit?
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