NCAA DH rule oddity

Midlo Dad10,000+ posts

An interesting rules situation came up last night in the Wake Forest-UNC game.

In the bottom of the 10th, the DH went in to catch. That destroyed the DH for the game. I thought the result of that would be that the pitcher had to leave the game and then the new pitcher would essentially be treated as a sub for the former catcher, and in the batting order. In MLB and HS, the P (or in HS, whoever is being DH'ed for) is considered to be occupying the same slot in the batting order, and you cannot move from one slot to another in the same game.

But apparently Wake was able to treat the guy who had pitched the 9th as the sub for the former catcher, so that the pitcher stayed in the game and on the mound. He was later PH for and then had to leave the game.

I never knew you could move the pitcher around in the batting order like that. Anyone seen this before?

3/31/128:29 AM

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shortnquick500+ posts

As soon as the DH goes into a position (catcher), the Pitcher being DH'd for must come out.

Now you have 9 players with no DH, in this case another pitcher took the place of the starting catcher. Don't look at the position and where they were batting in the order, its inconsequential, even the pitcher. The DH still remained in the same order in the lineup, the new pitcher took the place in the order of the catcher (until he was pinch hit for).

This could be done at all levels of ball not just college.

3/31/1210:12 AM

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Matt1310,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by shortnquick:
As soon as the DH goes into a position (catcher), the Pitcher being DH'd for must come out.

Incorrect. In NCAA, if the DH assumes a defensive position, the pitcher may stay in the game. He then takes the slot in the order of the replaced defensive player. 7-2 A.R. 2.

3/31/123:42 PM

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Midlo Dad10,000+ posts