Adding players to a lineup

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Okay, thanks. Follow up: If the team presently has nine, and no tenth player comes to bat, is it an automatic out before the lead-off hitter comes to bat? Can I get a rule citation?

We had this situation last week in one of the leagues I do. League tourney, first round game. Co-Rec. Both teams are playing with only 9 players (5 males, 4 females). The teams want to agree to not take the out. Our UIC (my partner on the game), rules that even with the agreement we can't void the rule, so each team took an out after the 9th batter.

Local League rules specifically say the out shall be taken, in bold letters.

[Linknblue]

This stuff happens all the time in coed. You can "add" players to make a complete lineup if they're late. You can't have more men than women unless you take outs where women should bat. Alternate batting is the key always. You can have 5 men and 4 women on the field as long as you get an out for the vacant woman. If you have 5 women and 4 men you don't have to take an out, you have two women batting in a row. Always get the managers to agree on what you are doin. Makes it easier. Our leagues (managers) allow teams to pick up players from other teams to just play games....rules say you can't but they do it. I'm not going to intervene in this situation where managers are in agreement............why would I? Let the rec department deal with roster issues.

This is "Wreck" ball. Anything that makes sense goes. These folks pay their money to play. As long as a team doesn't get an advantage, who cares?

Local "wreck" rules, like Irish said, are written by fools.