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Question
Hello.  I have a batting order question.  If a girl bats out of order during the game, what is the rule for who is called out.  We thought that both the person who batted incorrectly and the person who should have batted were both out.  Please clarify for me.  Thanks!

Answer
Hi Bridget,

Ok here's the rules, take your time and read it over, should answer your question, which is not as simple as it seems because there are different situations

If BOO is discovered

1. While the incorrect batter is at bat:
EFFECT: The correct batter must take the batter抯 position and assume
the balls and strikes count. Any runner advanced and runs scored
while the incorrect batter was at bat shall be legal. There is no penalty whether discovered by the offense or defense while the incorrect batter is at bat.

2. After the incorrect batter has completed a turn at bat and:
a. BEFORE a legal or illegal pitch to the following batter
b. or before the pitcher and all infielders have vacated their normal
fielding positions and have left fair territory:
EFFECT:
a. The player who should have batted is out.
b. Any advance of runners and any run scored shall be nullified. All
outs made stand.
c. The next batter is the player whose name follows that of the player
called out for failing to bat.
d. If the batter declared out is the third out, the correct batter to lead off the next inning shall be the player who would have come to
bat had the player been put out by ordinary play.
EXCEPTION: If the incorrect batter is called out as a result of their time at bat, and is scheduled to be the proper batter, skip that player and the next person in the line-up will be the batter.

3. After a legal or illegal pitch to the NEXT BATTER, or after the pitcher and all infielders have vacated their normal fielding positions and have left fair territory:
EFFECT:
a. The turn at bat of the incorrect batter is legal.
b. All runs scored and runners advanced, and outs made are legal
c. The next batter shall be that player whose name follows that of the
incorrect batter.
d. No out is called for failure to bat.
e. Players who have not batted and who have not been called out have
lost their turn at bat until their spot in the batting order is reached again in the regular order.

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