The situation for most HS teams in our regions is NUMBERS---VERY FEW NUMBERS-- they are forced into using position players on the mound and vice versa---my concern is a kid pitching on Monday and then playing a field position the next day following a 100 plus inning outing
The team in our state who won the small school title last year did it with 12 polayers on the roster and their # 1 pitcher relgated to nothing but second base and hitting due to his arm problems-- Coach knew how to handle it and nobody got overworked in fact his # 1 pitcher was also a catcher and never pitcher for us during the fall-- no need to and we liked him better behind the plate at the level we were playing.
Just remmeber that it is not always the wish of the HS copach to do what he does--in many instances the numbers and the weather which can cauce back to back to back to back games in some weeks, force him into it --- at least here in our region.