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Originally Posted by rj
This is a High School Game:
Coach calls time and replaces his starting pitcher because she has a sore shoulder. He asks that because he's replacing his pitcher due to injury his replacement pitcher get as many warm-up pitches as needed; which is granted.
He immediately sends his starting pitcher to center field as a substitute for his center fielder. Is this legal? Does the injured pitcher have to leave the game? If she doesn't have to leave the game, does the replacement pitcher still get as many warm-up pitches as need or does she only get five?
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IMO, the sore shoulder doesn't keep her from catching, hitting and throwing overhand. I actually had a pitcher tell me, this week, that it hurts her more to throw underhand than overhand - I told her that she was strange! Anyway, I don't think there's anything in the rules that prohibit this providing the new pitcher went into the center fielder's batting slot. If he attempts to bring the first pitcher back I'd be pi$$ed!