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Originally Posted by David Emerling
I agree with MGKBLUE, it is very poorly worded.
If it means what you're saying it means, then it would be much better to say it more like you said it.
"The pitcher is not required to pitch ..."
Huh?
Then when is the pitcher required to pitch?
"...until the first batter faced completes their time at bat..."
How is the batter going to complete their time at bat unless the pitcher pitches? But the pitcher doesn't have to pitch until the batter completes their turn at bat.
[head exploding!]
Oh, I know what they're trying to say. There must be at least a dozen different ways to intelligently convey the thought. Their chosen words wouldn't have made the list.
The point is this: Does the player listed on the lineup as the pitcher have any requirement to face the first batter? And if she doesn't, are there any repercussions?
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
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Of all the rules that befuddle the mind (or mindless as it may be), this at least for me ain't one of them. This is under the "substitution" section. If a defensive coach wants to make the change, he is allowed to do so.
The offensive coach may try and say "she has to pitch to at least one batter."
The ruling the is "No coach, The pitcher is not required to pitch until the first batter faced completes their time at bat"
I dunno, that seems pretty simple to me.
>>>The point is this: Does the player listed on the lineup as the pitcher have any requirement to face the first batter? And if she doesn't, are there any repercussions?<<<
The answer is no, and no.