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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
He's not a pitcher until he pitches though...so the coach is saying while on offense, I want a CR for him because he's going to pitch in the next half inning?
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No I originally mistyped it. The coach was planning to bring him on to pitch the next half inning, but he was in the game as the SS when he hit a double and was removed for the apparent second time.
From the newspaper article online (when they refer to the "Senior" Allie, the star shortstop's father is the coach of the team as well):
It wouldn't be St. Edward vs. St. Ignatius without a little controversy. The dispute began when Stetson Allie followed Lavisky's hit with his second double of the day, a rocket-shot that bounced off the fence just to the right of the 385-foot sign. The senior Allie sent Mike Short in to pinch-run for his son, the second time he used that maneuver in the game. Under the high school re-entry rules, the second time a player is replaced with a courtesy runner he must leave the game for good.
St. Ignatius coach Brad Ganor and assistant T.J. Donovan argued vigorously with home plate umpire Gary Rosplohowski to no avail. Allie was returned to the game before the next pitch was thrown. Ganor, a St. Edward graduate, maintained his composure after the game, but was visibly upset.
"I was shocked when they took Stetson out," said Ganor. "It's not official until the ump says it's official. I asked the ump if the change was official and he said it was. Then he said the change wasn't official because another pitch hadn't been thrown. The rule clearly states another pitch does not have to be thrown."
Carrying a rule book onto the field, Donovan and Ganor approached Rosplohowski at the half-inning change to plead their case again.
"He wouldn't hear of it," said Ganor. Tournament officials declined to make the umpires available afterward.