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Originally Posted by RKBUmp

There is also a rule about if the player leaves the game due to injury and forces the team to go short handed, that player may not return to play.

This is not true for NFHS. From the case book:

3.3.8 SITUATION C:

B2 slides into home plate and rolls her ankle. She leaves the game in the fourth inning. The team has no legal substitutes. The team plays short-handed until the sixth inning when the player who was injured is now ready to come back into the game.

RULING: When B2 left the lineup and game, she had re-entry eligibility. She can re-enter the game. (3-3-8d)

3-3-8d says "Once a team has gone short-handed if an eligible player becomes available, that player may fill the empty space in the lineup.", so if the injured player is still eligible, she may re-enter.

Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef

I don't have a book for either in front of me but both utrip and NF have a provision that allows a replacement runner in the case of injury.

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

For NFHS, there is indeed a provision to allow a previous batter not on base to act as a temporary runner.

I'm not typing in the whole rule, but reference:

3-3-8 a:d

and

4-3-1g

Speaking NFHS.

We need to be careful here in this discussion. The OP's post was open-ended, "If a team has no more eligible substitutes available for re entry can one of them be used to replace and injured player?"

To the general question, the answer is "no", especially since the question is worded such that it could be inferred he was asking about using a player who is no longer an eligible substitute.

To the more narrow, specific situation, where an injured runner (not just a player in general) cannot continue, she can be replaced by the previous batter not on base (not the last out, and not a bench player who no longer has any re-entry rights) to complete her base running for that particular half inning only. After that, the team plays short-handed.

NFHS Rule 3 Section 3
ART. 8 . . . If a team is playing with 9 (F.P.), 10 (S.P. or F. P. if DP/FLEX is used), or 11 (S.P. if an EP is used) and there are no available substitutes when a runner advancing on an awarded base or after reaching base is unable to continue:

a. The previous batter not on base is allowed to replace that player as a temporary runner until she is put out, scores or the half-inning ends.

b. When the player who could not continue is scheduled to bat, an out shall be called.

c. When the half-inning ends and the team assumes a defensive position, refer to 4-3-1g.

d. Once a team has gone short-handed if an eligible player becomes available, that player may fill the empty space in the lineup.