NFHS mound trips

In high school ball, umpire was correct.

Under FED, you get three "free" defensive conferences during a regulation game; on the fourth, the pitcher must be replaced. Note that if you replace the pitcher during a conference, it does not count as a charged conference. For example, if you had replaced your starter with your trip in the 5th, it would not have been charged, and you still would have one to spare until the end of the 7th.

Once the game goes extra innings, there is one "free" conference per inning.

Also note, conferences are not cumulative and are irrespective of the pitcher, thus, if you use your three free ones on your starter, any further conference during a regulation game require removal of the pitcher, no matter who it may be.

Wow. I swear I read it differntly. So on my 4th trip of the game I have to replace him. Can I go out 3 times in an inning without replacing him? We only play NFHS rules.

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Originally posted by mdjst5:
Wow. I swear I read it differntly. So on my 4th trip of the game I have to replace him. Can I go out 3 times in an inning without replacing him? We only play NFHS rules.

Yep.

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Originally posted by Matt13:
Under FED, you get three "free" defensive conferences during a regulation game; on the fourth, the pitcher must be replaced.

It's better not think of the "three" as being free. You have three charged conferences per 7 inning game. A charged conference is one in which you do not pull the pitcher. Upon the fourth conference, the pitcher, regardless if he was the pitcher during the prior conferences, must go.

A truly free conference is one in which you pull the pitcher. That conference is not counted towards the three charged conferences.