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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Restriction of whom?
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i think i will go with the pitcher.
While she and the cr never completed, in the physical sense, any part of the language of the rule being replaced or entering, the pitcher is out there and she is not suppose to be there. What are you going to do? Go to rule 10?
But if we interpret replaced or entered as being accomplished by the mere informing of the ump and announcement of the sub and then when we see that somebody else is there who is not suppose to be there, we have a violation. NFHS deems this occurance an illegal substitution. In our case, the pitcher is illegal and has to go. If no other pitcher, then kill your partner for his or her boneheaded mistake.
i think we will have a new rule for the rule books. seems like a no brainer. has to be added as language does not really cover this sit adequately. of course, they will say do not let it happen but we already knew that.