Little League Baseball Substitutions
please help?
3. After a recent practice, a little league baseball manager is approached by one of her inquisitive, young players who is asking several questions. Some of these questions are listed below.
How many groups of starting players could you choose?
Once the starting players have been determined, how many different batting orders can be selected if our team’s best hitter bats fourth and our team’s pitcher bats last?
Remember during the fifth inning of yesterday’s game, when you substituted two players from the bench to replace the starting pitcher and centerfielder. How many possible ways could you have performed this substitution?
Put yourself in the position of this manager and answer these questions accurately. Assume that this team is comprised of 14 little leaguers and that a starting lineup includes 9 players.
Not a simple question but here are my best answers, and I happen to coach a 14 & Under team (usually 11-13 players). And I’ve never been asked any questions like these in 5 years!
Q1. How many groups of starting players?
A1. Depends on the quality of pitching and catching really.
You cannot put a player at catcher who can’t physically play such a demanding position.
You cannot put a player on the pitchers mound who cannot perform.
SO THERE WITHOUT KNOWING WHOM CAN PLAY THOSE TWO POSITIONS, THE QUESTION IS UNANSWERABLE!
Now if you ASS-U-ME that all players can play all positions, go to your math teacher and get the equation. I’d say 81 but what do I know?!
Q2. Batting orders
A2. Not a math major, but I do know there is a math equation that could give you the right answer.
GO ASK YOUR MATH TEACHER! But off the top of my head I’m going to say 49?
Q3. The double switch.
A3. I’m pretty sure the answer is 2
1- P replaces P and CF replaces CF
or
2- P replaces CF and CF replaces P
Want to make your head really explode, try this…
Your league has a rule everyone must bat once and play 3 defensive innings (the league I coach in), how many kids can play a full game if you have 14 players?!
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