Who gets the win?

#4 gets the W.

Unless there is a minimum # of innings the starter must pitch he is the winning pitcher. The lead was never given up so he is pitcher of record.

I'd say assuming the starter must go 4 or 5 innings for the win that the last pitcher would get it, but I'm not positive. The other two both pitched poorly. Not positive though.

That 4 inning is MLB. Even D1 college if you are leading when taken out and the games never gets tied up the starter gets the win. I am not sure about your HS ru;es . I have seen college guys who are leading after1 inning and are pulled get the win. Wins and losses have little to do with how well you pitch in many cases.

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#4 gets the W.

Dash got it......in NFHS the starting pitcher must pitch 3 innings if the game goes six or fewer innings, and 4 innings if the game goes 7 or more innings.....

NCAA rule is similar.........the starting pitcher must pitch 4 innings if the game goes seven or fewer innings, and 5 innings if the game goes 8 or more innings.....

My son got a win against The Citadel and went 4 innings. It went 9 innings.

******* W,......... 4.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 14 17 4 6 59

I agree that #4 gets the win -- but an explanation may be in order, since it has to do with one of the lesser-known rules in baseball.

Given that #1 can't get the win because he didn't pitch enough innings, it wouldn't be unreasonable for someone to think that maybe #2 should get the win, because he came in, didn't give up he lead, and his team never surrendered the lead after that point.

Not sure about Fed rules, but OBR addresses that situation by stating:
10.19 c) "When the starting pitcher cannot be credited with the victory because of the provisions of 10.19 (a) or (b) and more than one relief pitcher is used, the victory shall be awarded on the following basis: (1) When, during the tenure of the starting pitcher, the winning team assumes the lead and maintains it to the finish of the game, credit the victory to the relief pitcher judged by the scorer to have been the most effective;"

So under OBR, in this situation it's completely up to the judgement of the scorekeeper. Whoever he judges to have been the most effective pitcher gets the win (regardless of whether he was the 1st, 2nd or 3rd reliever). Based on the post, it's pretty clear that #4 was the most effective relief pitcher -- and that's why he gets the win.

Thanks for all of the input. The official scorer awarded the win to the #4 pitcher based on NFHS rules. I was not aware of the minimum inning rule for starting pitchers. I just assumed the starting pitcher, not giving up any runs/lead would be awarded the win since not reliever pitched more innings or out performed the starter. Learning everyday! Thanks again.

Interesting. I have never put much stock in W/L records because to me it is a team effort. Doc Halliday lost 2 games in the 9th having pitched 2 gems and he should have been pulled. In no way did it reflect poor outtings.
We always played by American League rules and had a minimum # of innings. Usually the coach left you in until you reached the minimum if you were having a great outting.
I am surprised at NCAA which appears to have a 4 inning minimum. One guy pitched the 4th inning and the team took the lead and he got the win after only that 1 inning.