DH situation

[socalblue1]

Originally Posted by PWL

I haven't read it, but after seeing it in effect on couple of occasions I wasn't sure what was going on. I don't think anyone else was either, but I think my explanation made the most sense at the time.

Welcome to NCAA baseball! Don't forget to place the hand-dandy laminated DH rule card in your pocket.

As far as your questions - still depends on when the changes are made. In general, once a player leaves the batting order they can never go back. It's making sense of what is and what is not a double switch that causes heartburn.

The good news is that few coaches know the rule either, so they don'y push the envelope. The smart ones - go check before you say no.

Read the article & chuckle. Then read it again (5 or 10 times) & learn.

[Huskerblue]

OK, in Papa C's article, look at #2 of the 7 principles of the DH.

#2 The pitcher plays defense.
Play 2: The pitcher replaces F3. Ruling. No more DH. the pitcher hits in the spot vacated by the DH. the old pitcher bats in F3's spot.

So in my situation, that would have been a legal substitution, I just had the old pitcher batting in the incorrect slot. I had old pitcher batting in the DH spot and the new pitcher batting in the slot of the replaced defensive player. That should be flip flopped. New pitcher bats in the DH slot and the old batting in my case the CF spot.

That's the NCAA interp. Would this apply to OBR as well?

[irefky]

why not just one set of rules???????

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by irefky

why not just one set of rules???????

Because that would make too much sense.

[Huskerblue]

This is the official ruling I was given.

The pitcher may play a defensive position. Once he does this, the DH shall be terminated for the remainder of the game. The starting pitcher must bat in the slot vacated by the defensive player he is replacing on defense. The new pitcher would then bat in the slot vacated by the DH.

In NAIA rules, the pitcher does not have to be listed as the P/DH on the lineup card. And this does not prevent him from playing defense in a different position.