Did I get this FLEX situation right?

[marvin]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Team playing DP/Flex. DP is batting in 6th batting position. For some reason unknown, the Flex bats thinking she is the 10th batter. The 9 hole batter bats and creates the 2nd out. The Flex then bats and grounds out for 3rd out. Defense approaches before all left field and points out that Flex batted.

Here's what I did: Flex became an Illegal Substitute for the 1 hole batter by batting improperly. The 1 hole batter has now left the game and is re-entered by coach. The Flex is DQ'd for the game. The 3rd out stands. The correct batter when this team comes back to bat is the 2 hole batter.

Did I get everything covered?

If this is NFHS you got it exactly right!

This is covered by Rule 3-3-6-g

Placing the FLEX into one of the first nine positions for someone other then the the DP's position is considered and illegal substitution. The illegal substitute shall be removed from the game and restricted to the dugout/bench. See Rule 2-57-3 and 3-4 for additional penalties.

Casebook play 3.3.6 Situation F covers this.

The correct batter to start the next inning would be B2. You would need a sub for the DQed player (either an eligible sub or the DP) and as you stated the coach has to use B1's re-entry to get her back in the game (or use another legal sub with B1 remaining out of the game).

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I consider myself an intelligent educated man and after reading this thread so far, my head us hurting so bad that I am ready to take two Tylenol (suppose a little trademark circle is supposed to be placed right about here) and go back to bed. I have had two H.S. baseball games already this Spring with my first H.S. fastpitch softball game coming up on Saturday, and I fear the DP/Flex so much after reading this thread I am going to have bad dreams all week now. If only fastpitch softball would go back to the DH. LOL

MTD, Sr.

[argodad]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

If only fastpitch softball would go back to the DH. LOL

MTD, Sr.

MTD, you are still too much of a little ball guy. The DP/FLEX can be extremely entertaining if the coach has a deep bench and understands how to use the rule (and you understand it).

[CelticNHBlue]

We discussed this a couple years ago in a more general form regarding how the Flex is handled when they enter the BO without notification, the link is below:


Order of Appeals

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

If only fastpitch softball would go back to the DH. LOL

MTD, Sr.

Call me a traditionalist if you like, but the DH is one of the worst innovations in baseball. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of the DP/DEFO/FLEX, whatever either.

I'm a firm believer in playing 100% of the game or find another game.