Pitching changes

Question
QUESTION: Question about this scenario:  You bring in pitcher A to pitch.  Can you as the coach change pitchers to pitcher B without pitcher A throwing a pitch to a batter?  Thanks.

ANSWER: Emory,

You can't change pitchers until your pitcher has faced at least one batter.  Unless your pitcher gets injured.

Hope this helps!

Brian

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QUESTION: I'll fully explain the situation I'm in that will provide more context.  Last week, my 9 year old team (Yankees) were playing another team (Giants-home team) and there was a disputed call involving a Yankees runner leaving the base too soon.  The situation at the time was Yankees 7 - Giants 4 in the bottom of the 3rd with 2 out.  Very important to note was that our games have a time limit of 1:30 and at this point there was about 30 minutes left in the game.  

Upon the runner leaving too soon, the field ump called the runner out (incorrectly I might add b/c the rule states that the opposing manager...me...has the option of negating the play with the runner going back to the base) and the Giants manager protested the call, which making a very long story shorter, was upheld.  Thus what turned out to be a 10-4 victory by my team is possibly set to be replayed at the point of the infraction.  

Ordinarily, I would be fine with replaying based on an upheld protest BUT there were several factors (which I won't get into) that makes me feel quite otherwise.  So....I am thinking about a "stall" strategy - i.e. NC Tarheels 4 corners - involving changing pitchers.  My thinking is I have eight other players I can bring in to pitch and a three run lead with 30 minutes to go.  Key question:  how can I rotate each player in to "pitch", taking advantage of burning time thru two mound visits per pitcher and warm-ups?

Figuring about 6 min per player I would need to use 5 "pitchers" to achieve my objective.  Thoughts?  

Answer
Emory,

My first thought is that given that your team has a three run lead and that this is a youth sport with the idea that the kids should play, I'd just finish up the game.  You'll be considered a jerk for going about this any other way and your kids won't have any fun just going about changing pitchers.  Put your best nine out there and finish the game.

That said, each pitcher must face a batter during their appearance.  The mound visits and warm ups will burn time, but typically league time limits don't let time run out in the middle of an inning.  They finish the inning.  Tell your kids to get the outs and beat these guys the right way.

Hope this helps!

Brian