Charged Conference

[youngump]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

Here is a what if on the charged conference rule.

Team A has used 2 charged conferences early in the game. In the fifth inning the coach comes out to talk to the pitcher. After talking to the pitcher, the coach walks toward the dugout and tells S1 she is going in to pitch. She says this right as the umpire goes to approach the coach about it being a third charged conference.

Is this a third charged conference or not? (because of the timing of the change vs the conference?) Does F1 have the ability to return as pitcher? What about S1 if the team uses another charged conference later?

So the easy part of your question, this is only the third conference so F1 has the ability to come back in regardless of whether it's charged. If the team uses another charged conference while S1 is the pitcher, then we have the penalty.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by youngump

So the easy part of your question, this is only the third conference so F1 has the ability to come back in regardless of whether it's charged. If the team uses another charged conference while S1 is the pitcher, then we have the penalty.

Helps if I write the question correctly? I meant to say they had used three (not two) earlier. I will edit the original post.

[RKBUmp]

Nfhs and asa it is not a charged conference if the coach changes pitchers. There is no requirement the coach notify the umpire first there is going to be a pitching change.