Had an odd scenario arise last night in an 8th grade game.
Opposing team was using DP / Flex; DP was bating second in order. Earlier in the game, they had the Flex run for the DP, then DP re-entered. No problem so far.
Next time around the order, after the 9th batter, the Flex bats and gets on base. Batter 1 then grounds out and Flex goes to second. At this point, our coach notices lineup is off. Since we did not notice the Flex batting prior to the next pitch being thrown, it legitimizes the Flex. But since Flex was not in the hitting lineup, it becomes an unreported substitution that is now legal (right?). Batter 1 completed her at-bat, making batter 2 next up. However, batter 2 is DP, and has already used re-entry. Since the Flex has now been substituted into the game, and can only go in for the DP (who should now have no more re-entries left), how is this resolved? We now have 2 players occupying the same spot in the batting order in the game!
In our game, the ump let the Flex stay at second and let the DP bat; this doesn't seem to be right, but am interested in everyone's thoughts. Of course, if I had been scoring, I would have caught......
Opposing team was using DP / Flex; DP was bating second in order. Earlier in the game, they had the Flex run for the DP, then DP re-entered. No problem so far.
Next time around the order, after the 9th batter, the Flex bats and gets on base. Batter 1 then grounds out and Flex goes to second. At this point, our coach notices lineup is off. Since we did not notice the Flex batting prior to the next pitch being thrown, it legitimizes the Flex. But since Flex was not in the hitting lineup, it becomes an unreported substitution that is now legal (right?). Batter 1 completed her at-bat, making batter 2 next up. However, batter 2 is DP, and has already used re-entry. Since the Flex has now been substituted into the game, and can only go in for the DP (who should now have no more re-entries left), how is this resolved? We now have 2 players occupying the same spot in the batting order in the game!
In our game, the ump let the Flex stay at second and let the DP bat; this doesn't seem to be right, but am interested in everyone's thoughts. Of course, if I had been scoring, I would have caught......