Comp wrote:The Pitcher was listed as the DP to start the game ? ... If listed that way on the lineup card, then the FLEX has left the game and the lineup has returned to 9 if the DP is playing defense for the FLEX ... Or that as the DP she is playing defense for someone other than the FLEX and the lineup stays the way it is ... depending how it was handled, it could be an unreported substitute if no one gave the change to the Blue ...
Why would the flex have left the game if the dp was listed as the pitcher at the start? The DP may play defense for anyone except the flex without it being a substitution. At the start of the game, the coach chose to use the DP/Flex option, and chose to have the DP play defense as the pitcher. Completely legal.
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