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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
Generally, in an NCAA game, a player could "leave" via the back of the dugout for a variety of purposes - she's not unable to play until she's actually unable to perform her duties (not there to take the field, or take her spot in the batter's box). I've never even heard of someone taking this rule to mean that if a coach protested that the 7th batter happened to not be in the dugout, that we must hunt them down to figure out if they were too injured to bat (in 20 minutes when she comes up) or if they are simply getting some gatorade. To say that a player injured during the 3rd out of an inning must somehow prove she's able to continue RIGHT THEN, or demand a sub RIGHT THEN, is more ludicrous than anything I've read on this thread. The poster that posted that is simply flat wrong.
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Please re-read what I wrote. You are taking this to an entirely different direction. It isn't about monitoring who is in the dugout and who isn't. It is about a player becoming injured. Currently, there in an interpretation that the coach does not need to make an immediate substitution for an injury, and the injured player can perform her duties to continue the game. That is not my point.
I SPECULATED about a player leaving the park to get medical attention, which would be noticed. I've had three players leave due to injury in the last 3 years, and all were noticed. Again, I SPECULATED as to the interpretation of "fielding a team" in rule 8.1. If I were the umpire, I'm continuing the game until that player needs to do something, like hit or play the field. If I were the opposing coach, I would file a protest under 8.1 for an interpretation. I don't know if it is a valid protest, but that's why there are interpretation.