Rule for Save/Win

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What are the rules for a save in High School?
We had a pitcher throw 2 good innings with a 7 run lead. Does he get a save?

How many innings does a starter have to go in a full 7 inning game to get a win?

[bob jenkins]

Rule 9-6-6: Winning and losing pitchers are determined as follows:
a. If the starting pitcher has pitched the first four innings or more and his team is ahead when he
is replaced and the team holds the lead for the remainder of the game, he shall be the winning
pitcher.
b. If a game ends for whatever reason, having gone less than seven innings, then the starting pitcher
shall have pitched three or more consecutive innings to be declared the winning pitcher. If the
starting pitcher cannot be declared the winning pitcher, and more than one relief pitcher is used,
the winning pitcher shall be determined using the following criteria:
1. If the score is tied, it results in the game becoming a new contest so far as judging who is the
winning and losing pitcher.
2. If the starting pitcher is removed before having pitched four or more innings and his team
is ahead, the official scorer shall determine the winning pitcher to be the relief pitcher who
has been the most effective.
3. If the opposition goes ahead, pitchers up to that time in the game cannot be credited with the
win. However, if the pitcher pitching subsequently takes and maintains a lead the remainder
of the game, said pitcher is credited with the win.
4. Generally the relief pitcher credited with the win is the pitcher when his team takes the lead
and holds it for the rest of the game. However, if the relief pitcher pitches only a short while
or not effectively and a succeeding relief pitcher replaces him and does better work in
keeping the lead, the latter shall be granted the win.
c. If a pitcher is removed for a pinch-hitter or a pinch-runner, the runs scored by his team during
the inning of his removal are to be credited to his benefit to decide the pitcher of record.
d. The starting pitcher shall be charged with the loss when he is replaced and his team is behind
or falls behind because of runs assessed to him after being replaced and his team does not
subsequently tie the score or take the lead.
e. A pitcher cannot be given credit for pitching a shutout when he does not pitch the complete
game except when he enters the game with no one out before the opponents have scored in the
first inning and does not permit the opposition to score during the game.
Rule 9-6-7: In order for a pitcher to be credited with a save, he shall meet all three of the following
criteria:
a. he is the last pitcher in a game won by his team; and
b. he is not the winning pitcher; and
c. he meets at least one of the following:
1. he enters the game with a lead of not more than three runs and pitches at least one inning;
or
2. he enters the game regardless of the count on the batter with the potential tying run either
on base, at bat or on deck; or
3. he pitches effectively for at least three innings.
NOTE: A starting pitcher who is replaced and then re-enters as pitcher can be credited with a win
but not a save.