Originally Posted by Stats4Gnats:
You’re saying a CR is not a substitute? If that’s true, how can they enter the game? Also, if they aren’t a sub, if the team bats around, and that batting position comes up again, you’re saying the player who was the CR can’t bat because they were never a sub in the game.
You may be correct, but it sure seems strange to me.
Correct, a CR is not a sub. If the CR was a sub, then when the original player went back on defense, the CR would be out of the game and could not return.
In your example, the CR could not hit if the line-up turned over because the CR can't appear on offense as other than the CR in that half-inning. The original player bats -- and it does not count as a re-entry because the CR was not a sub.
(all of the above assuming HS rules, and not some "local / tournament" rule that only says "CR is allowed" and doesn't get into the details)
Originally Posted by NewUmpire:
Now in inning 2, player 5 gets on... player 2 can run for player 5.
Only if Player 5 and Player 1 were both the pitcher (or both the catcher) at the times the CR wanted to enter. If Player 1 is the Pitcher and Player 5 is the catcher, then Player 2 cannot CR for both of them, under FED rules.