Batter won't even come out of the dugout!!!!

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by Dakota

It seems in the OP we had a batter refusing to play, not a team. Using the delay rule to call the batter out and moving to the next batter seems like a better fit than a forfeit.

So, if the pitcher refuses to pitch, you would simply award a ball every 20 seconds, if the coach told you "I can't make her"? At no point would you consider this a forfeit? Is there a difference if it is a batter or the pitcher refusing to participate as required by the rules of the game?

I submit that the coach is required and responsible to have the players play the game. Not doing that isn't acceptable. The fact that all subs had been used should be his problem, not ours.

Personally, I would advise the coach that refusing to bat isn't an option; either she takes her turn as required by the rules, or be ejected for refusing to participate in accordance with the rules. Unless he thought to tell me she was injured and unable to continue, I would advise his options are to 1) get her to participate immediately, 2) provide a legal substitute for her immediately, or 3) forfeit the game being unable to produce the required 9 players to continue.