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Originally Posted by Blueump1
I told the coach that baring injury, the person taking the warm-up pitches must pitch to at least the first batter. If she threw a warm-up pitch, she was their new pitcher.
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That's a Little League rule for an unannounced substitution. In FED softball, a player becomes the new pitcher when she is announced, or she is an unannounced substitute and the plate umpire puts the ball in play. Just delivering warm-up pitches means nothing by rule.
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