During the Florida south Carolina game on espn3 they said that the Florida pitcher was the pitcher and the DH. Can you do that? Can you do that for high school?
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That is a college rule only. In HS you have to declare a DH at the beginning or you can't get one. Also in HS the DH can hit for any position.
In college if there is no DH then the pitcher is his own DH. Later in the game you can bring in a reliever and allow the original pitcher to stay as the DH. Or, you could bring in a reliever and a different DH. Later you can bring a DH to pitch and then let him go back to being a DH. If he goes to any defensive position the DH is dead, but they don't consider pitching a defensive position. The NCAA DH rule is the most confusing rule in baseball. It covers four pages in the rulebook.
In college if there is no DH then the pitcher is his own DH. Later in the game you can bring in a reliever and allow the original pitcher to stay as the DH. Or, you could bring in a reliever and a different DH. Later you can bring a DH to pitch and then let him go back to being a DH. If he goes to any defensive position the DH is dead, but they don't consider pitching a defensive position. The NCAA DH rule is the most confusing rule in baseball. It covers four pages in the rulebook.
Thanks. Got me excited for a minute
A question similar to that was on the Fed test this year. Because guys work both HS and college they wanted to make sure the guys know the right answer for the right level.