In a high school game Saturday, our starting pitcher threw 4 complete innings and our coach (for some reason) took him out of a 11-1 game in the top of the fifth. The next pitcher proceeded to walk 5 in a row. Another reliever came in and we got out of the inning 11-4. No runs in the sixth. In the bottom of the 7th our reliever hit one, walked one, infield single, error. 11-5 bases loaded no outs. He then re-entered the starter and he got a pop up, k, come backer to end the game. My question is if he had left the reliever in until the score was 11-7 and the bases were loaded, could the starter get the win and a save?
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In HS, one of the requirements for a save is that the pitcher is not also the winning pitcher.9-6-7b
Overthehill posted:My question is if he had left the reliever in until the score was 11-7 and the bases were loaded, could the starter get the win and a save?
It has to be a 3 run or less lead to qualify for a "save".
FoxDad posted:Overthehill posted:My question is if he had left the reliever in until the score was 11-7 and the bases were loaded, could the starter get the win and a save?
It has to be a 3 run or less lead to qualify for a "save".
... unless the reliever enters with the bases loaded, in which case a 4 run lead qualifies since he's facing the tying run.
MrBumstead posted:FoxDad posted:Overthehill posted:My question is if he had left the reliever in until the score was 11-7 and the bases were loaded, could the starter get the win and a save?
It has to be a 3 run or less lead to qualify for a "save".
... unless the reliever enters with the bases loaded, in which case a 4 run lead qualifies since he's facing the tying run.
Heck, it could be a 5 run lead since the potential tying run needs to be on deck.
So this happens tonight.
Starting pitcher against up throws 6-1/3 (over 90 pitches) and swaps places with 1b in a 7 all tie.
In bottom 10, leading 9-7 and two runners on with two outs, they swap the starting P from 1b back to mound to get the final out and a save.
I don't believe the winning pitcher can get the save. The starter sat for what was probably 45-60 minutes and the coach put him back on the mound? If your son is a pitcher run hard, run fast. Get away from this coach. He cares more about winning than pitcher's arms.
RJM posted:I don't believe the winning pitcher can get the save. The starter sat for what was probably 45-60 minutes and the coach put him back on the mound? If your son is a pitcher run hard, run fast. Get away from this coach. He cares more about winning than pitcher's arms.
In this case, the reliever got the win because the starter left the mound with the game tied and the reliever was the pitcher of record when they regained the lead. Starter/Closer gets the save because he records the final out with the winning run at the plate.
It just seems weird to say that the starter went 6-2/3 and gets a save.
And yes, the starter played first base for at least 45 minutes after throwing over 90 pitches, only to return to the mound to get the last out. I agree....sad.