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Just to add:
Per ASA 7-2-A, "The batting order shall show the names, first and last, in the order in which the players are scheduled to bat."
Per FED 7-1-1, "Each player of the team at bat shall become the batter and shall take her position within the batter’s box (on either side of home base), in the order in which her name appears on the lineup card as delivered to the umpire and the opposing team prior to the game."
Per NCAA 11.10, "After the first inning, the first (lead-off) batter in each inning shall be the player whose name follows that of the last batter who completed her full turn at bat in the preceding inning."
I'm not sure what other rule sets (e.g., USSSA, NSA, etc. etc.) say, but I couldn't find anything anywhere where the number trumps the name.
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