Re-entering Pitcher

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Coach Sohl

Now I'm really confused. In a game last Saturday (high school) the opposing team attempted to put pitcher #2 back on the mound. He had been moved from the mound to second base. The attempt to re-enter was 2 innings after the removal. We protested the move and the ump upheld our concern. I'm convinced we were right, but the other coach is just as convinced he was. Is there a rule or case history I can point to for either case. I'll eat crow if I'm wrong but I sure would like to know the facts!

Pitcher #2 went to play second (when pitcher #3 entered)? And then two innings later pitcher #2 returned to the mound?

This is legal unless pitcher #2 was removed because of excess conferences (i.e., the team had already used its 3 "free" conferences), or pitcher #3 required more than 8 warm-ups.