Substitute R1 never enters game, but it's undiscoverred

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Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Softball needs to grow up and adopt the baseball unannounced sub rule.

The problem with that idea is this: if an unreported sub comes into the game (let's say the 3rd inn.) and nobody notices, you don't have 'em down in your lineup card. Then, later in the 5th, the OC reports the same person as a sub.

When the opposing coach comes out to appeal an illegal sub, how are you able to resolve this? They're not in HP's lineup. They're not going to be in the offensive team's book (if they're smart). They'll only be in the defensive team's book. You gonna take that as gospel? (Around here, you're not gonna find an "official book" that's not on one of the team's benches.)

I agree it would probably make things easier, but the baseball rule is not without it's problems.