Help with rules

[Solo-mon 2]

Can a pitcher be taken off the mound, lets say in the 2nd inning, and be brought back to the mound later in the game? This could be either a re-entry situation or position change with the player never coming out of the game.

 

In a game earlier this year, it was done with the pitcher coming out of the game in the 2nd, then re-entering the game in the 5th back on the mound. Then in a game last week, the umpires would not allow a pitcher to go back to the mound after he had been removed earlier in the game.

 

This has been opponents doing this. I personally do not like putting a high school kid back on the mound after they have cooled down. I am just curious on the rule for High School on this since it has been called 2 different ways.

[baseball909]

Only the starting pitcher may re-enter as the pitcher (doesn't matter if he moves to another position or comes out). For anyone who came on in relief, once they are taken off the mound, they cannot pitch again that game.

[riverdaleman]

yes the pitcher can pitch again most coaches are like you in the fact they dont want to do that but yes they can re enter and pitch again(starting pitcher)

[Solo-mon 2]

I guess now I am curious as to why the umpires would not allow it last Saturday. Could this be anyway an interpretation rule???

 

Thanks for your replies on this!

[riverdaleman]

I guess now I am curious as to why the umpires would not allow it last Saturday. Could this be anyway an interpretation rule???

 

Thanks for your replies on this!

 

Not really an interpertation rule they may not know.

[FridayMainEvent]

Always good to keep a copy of the rulebook in the dugout for just such an occasion.

[midtnblu]

I guess now I am curious as to why the umpires would not allow it last Saturday. Could this be anyway an interpretation rule???

 

Thanks for your replies on this!

 

 

It depends on the conditions that lead to the reason for a pitcher being removed.

 

He cannot re-enter as a pitcher if he was removed due to defensive charged conferences.

 

or...

 

If he was removed and his replacement required more than 8 warm-up pitches.

[riverdaleman]

Always good to keep a copy of the rulebook in the dugout for just such an occasion.

 

i probably would not have pushed this rule of returning a player but allowing the run after the batter got put out before reaching first I would have paid my protest fee and moved on from there. Most coaches took a kid out from pitching because he was done it is unusual for them to try and bring them back in.

[rulesman09]

Only the starting pitcher may re-enter as the pitcher (doesn't matter if he moves to another position or comes out). For anyone who came on in relief, once they are taken off the mound, they cannot pitch again that game.

 

 

NFHS 3-1-2 A player may be removed as pitcher and returned as pitcher only once per inning, provided the pitcher does not violate either the pitching, substitution or charged conference rule.

[Solo-mon 2]

NFHS 3-1-2 A player may be removed as pitcher and returned as pitcher only once per inning, provided the pitcher does not violate either the pitching, substitution or charged conference rule.

 

 

So is this saying in the SAME inning? A pitcher cannot return later in the game? Or does this say you can switch back and forth between pitchers in every inning if you want, but only 1 time per inning?

[rulesman09]

So is this saying in the SAME inning? A pitcher cannot return later in the game? Or does this say you can switch back and forth between pitchers in every inning if you want, but only 1 time per inning?

 

 

As long as the return as pitcher does not violate the pitching, substitution, or charged conference rule he can return later in the game. Obviously if he was a substitute that had entered the game and then been removed from the game he could not reenter. But your starting pitcher is governed by the reentry rule so if he is removed from the game he may reenter. If your pitcher never leaves the game and he is taken off the mound to play center field in the second innning then he could return that inning to pich and then leave to play center again. That is the one time per inning. But he could also be taken off the mound as you describe it in the second inning, go play center and then return in the fifth. That may help but if its not clear then I'll try to do better.

[Solo-mon 2]

As long as the return as pitcher does not violate the pitching, substitution, or charged conference rule he can return later in the game. Obviously if he was a substitute that had entered the game and then been removed from the game he could not reenter. But your starting pitcher is governed by the reentry rule so if he is removed from the game he may reenter. If your pitcher never leaves the game and he is taken off the mound to play center field in the second innning then he could return that inning to pich and then leave to play center again. That is the one time per inning. But he could also be taken off the mound as you describe it in the second inning, go play center and then return in the fifth. That may help but if its not clear then I'll try to do better.

 

 

 

No need for further info, This is clear, and Thank you for the clarification. I always have looked to protect pitchers when I have coached, but this rule does not appear to do this , in my opinion. A lot of coaches say, well they have young arms & recover better, but I feel that a HS kid's arm is still developing, and can be easily hurt. I know my arm was still developing until I reached around 20.

 

Thanks Again to all that replied!