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Originally Posted by LittleLeagueBob
2005 NFHS Baseball Rule Interpretation
SITUATION 2: In the home half of the third inning, Team A’s catcher is legally pinch-hit for by S1. S1 draws a walk, and the coach legally re-enters the catcher. Now, with the catcher on first base, the home team’s coach requests and uses a courtesy runner for the catcher. RULING: This is a legal use of the courtesy runner. (Speed-Up Rules)
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For anyone who feels that this strategy is an abuse of the CR rules, remember that a team can do this just once in a game, since it exhausts the catcher's reentry privilege.