Question on DH in High School

What is the situation regarding using the DH in High School baseball. Can you DH for anyone? I heard there was a change coming on the DH. Can anyone help? How about the EH? Can you bat more than 9? Thanks.

 

You can DH for anybody you want to, but there is no EH. At least not in NC!

Games this week...not sure if I could be more excited!!!!!

 

Coach let me hit

Yes you can DH for any starter regardless of position. No you cannot have an EH. Hope this helps.

 

Yep, it does. Thanks a bunch. We had a couple of parents insist there was a rule change this year where you had to DH for the pitcher only. And with the scrimmages some teams batted 10.

 

You can DH for any of the 9 starters. The DH is also considered a starter too, so you can re-enter both the DH and the fielder he is batting for.

Many teams bat more than 9 in a scrimmage. you can bat any number you want. Usually in the 1st scrimmage I bat the whole roster, then get more game like on the next date. In a scrimmage it diesnt matter.

 

So, If I have this right. The DH can bat onlt for those starting. So, if a starter is benched and he had a DH that DH cannot bat for the sub? Now, what is the rule for a runner. Is it that if a player runs for say the pitcher that runner cannot run for another player???? He can only run for the the player he ran for??

 

As for the DH, he is in the line-up and will bat in the same spot in the order no matter who or what position the person he is batting for plays. The field player that he is batting for is also in the line-up, just not in the batting order. This person can be subbed for and also by high school rules, re-enter the game at the same spot in the order (in this case it would be the field only). The field position player may also bat for himself in the DH spot in the order or the DH may go into the field. If the DH enters the game in the field, this team would no longer have a DH in the line-up (The player could not come back out of the field and just DH). It does not matter what position a player plays, he always bats in the same place in the order and the DH will always bat for the one player that is in the line-up, just not in the batting order, again no matter where that player plays.

In high school ball, teams are allowed to use a courtesy runner for the pitcher/catcher. This player is not "officially" in the game, however he can only appear in the same inning twice by running again for the P/C he ran for. In other words, a player can not be a courtesy runner and then later in the same inning become a pinch hitter or pinch runner for another player.

If a player enters as a PH/PR (not a courtesy runner) he may then go into the field and bat in the spot of the order for which the player he entered, occupied. If at any time he is replaced in the game (either by the orginal starter who re-enters the game or by another sub) he is "used up" and can not legally re-enter the game. Also, a starter may only re-enter the game one time.

 

not true.

for example you have a freshman starting at second base and you are dhing for him. in the third inning you make a pitching change and you take the rookie 2nd baseman out of the game and bring in another pitcher, and move the original pitcher to 2nd base. the dh is STILL hitting for that position in the order, which is now the new pitcher.

you can also substitute for the dh, allowing someone else to hit, then re-enter the original dh afterwards as the dh.

the dh is only "dead" when you enter the dh into the game as a position player, or when you enter the position player into the lineup to hit.

hope that helps

 

Thanks Good info.