ASA does not allow the EP, as you mentioned, so I went to the USSSA book for a reference, since that organization does allow an EP.
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Originally Posted by JefferMC
1) Defense has 11 players and is batting 2 EP's. F2 gets taken out in a collision at the plate, can't return. An EP goes to F4, allowing F4 to take F2's place. Since there is no-one to take the injured players position, an out occurs during her at bats.
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USSSA Rule 6, Sec 2 - If a team begins play with normally allowed number of players, that team may continue a game with one less player than it started with, whenever a player leaves the game for any reason other than ejection. If the player leaving the game is a runner, they shall be declared out. When the player who has left the game is scheduled to bat, an out shall be declared for each turn at bat. The players who have left the game cannot return to the lineup.
An out would be the correct procedure when the position comes to bat again.
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Originally Posted by JefferMC
2) Offense has 12 players, is batting the allowed 2 EP's. EP gets injured on a mistep at the first bag. OC talks to plate ump and the result of the conversation is that the EP slot may be dropped from the lineup with no penalty during her next at bat, even though there was an available sub to take the slot. I asked PU about it after the game and he stated that it would have been different had it been a position player, but as it was an EP, it was okay. I thought this was rather fishy, as any player can be made into the EP by swapping defensive positions....
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USSSA Rule 6, Sec 3 - ...If the additional player is used, the position must be used the entire game.
Even though USSSA only allows one EP in the lineup, ths rule states that if a team starts the game with an EP, the EP must be used the entire game. So for the situation posted above, the available sub must be used to replace the injured EP.
Thanks for posting these scenarios. I regularly work tournaments for an oganization called Triple Crown Sports. They use ASA rules, including DP/FLEX, but allow an EP in the batting lineup as well. I'm going to talk to my assignor and get claification on how situations like these should be handled, since there are no documented rules.