Batting Order?

[Johnny Ringo]

If a player is in the scorebook and is not available when it is his turn to bat, when is that player out?

[kylejt]

It depends on the situation, the rules you're playing under?

What happened?

[Johnny Ringo]

Little League...

[Johnny Ringo]

Player was listed in the book as the No. 6 batter and batter No. 5 struck out...

[Rich Ives]

If you are using continuous batting then you just skip the spot without penalty.

If you are batting 9 then put in a sub for him.

If you don't have a sub then you only have 8 players then the game stops due to not having 9 players.

There's no automatic out for an empty spot in LL rules.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

Player was listed in the book as the No. 6 batter and batter No. 5 struck out...

And where was 6? Injured? Ejected? In the bathroom? On the bench but didn't want to bat?

[UtahGolf]

Hey Blue,

At any level in baseball the batter has 10 seconds to be in the batters box.....if you determine the need you start calling strikes....reloading a fresh 10 seconds until you have an out if that is really go to happen it would be a first....

Remember.....judgment is more important than being a letter of the law type of umpire....

UtahGolf

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by UtahGolf

Hey Blue,

At any level in baseball the batter has 10 seconds to be in the batters box.....if you determine the need you start calling strikes....reloading a fresh 10 seconds until you have an out if that is really go to happen it would be a first....

Remember.....judgment is more important than being a letter of the law type of umpire....

UtahGolf

Hogwash! Horse Hockey! Bull Crap!

Three strikes - you're outahere.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

And where was 6? Injured? Ejected? In the bathroom? On the bench but didn't want to bat?

Doesn't matter in LL. I posted the options for a LL rules game. You can't get an out for it.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by UtahGolf

Hey Blue,

At any level in baseball the batter has 10 seconds to be in the batters box.....if you determine the need you start calling strikes....reloading a fresh 10 seconds until you have an out if that is really go to happen it would be a first....

Remember.....judgment is more important than being a letter of the law type of umpire....

UtahGolf

This is the solution if the player simply refuses to come bat ... or perhaps is too injured to bat but not too injured to field (whatever that might entail) - and the team only has exactly 9 players.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Doesn't matter in LL. I posted the options for a LL rules game. You can't get an out for it.

His question matters though. Ejected (and not below 9 players) - you skip him. Injured (and not below 9 players) - you skip him. On potty break? I think the 3-pitch solution more appropriate.

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Doesn't matter in LL. I posted the options for a LL rules game. You can't get an out for it.

Can't recall if it applies to regular season or just tournament but if injured/ejected and illegal subs are available the other team gets to pick one to replace the injured/ejected player.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by umpjim

Can't recall if it applies to regular season or just tournament but if injured/ejected and illegal subs are available the other team gets to pick one to replace the injured/ejected player.

True.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

His question matters though. Ejected (and not below 9 players) - you skip him. Injured (and not below 9 players) - you skip him. On potty break? I think the 3-pitch solution more appropriate.

Potty break - put in a sub.

No sub - suspend the game and refer it to the BoD (there is no forfeit for less than 9 players in LL rules).

Or stop being a redass and wait.

You cannot get an out from it - period.