1. High School Softball The name is important – not the number This is a correctable error Correct the lineup with no penalty Points of Emphasis The FLEX is below the 9 th batting position The FLEX can only bat for the DP The FLEX cannot be a courtesy runner Keep track of ALL substitutions Once a player has been a substitute, they cannot be a courtesy runner

2. High School Softball Batting order examples Non-Flex example Flex example These examples uses a circle to indicate a player still has eligibility. A line indicates a player is no longer able to participate in the game Invalid example

3. Non Flex Batting Order PosNameNo 1Anna Askin11 2Betty Been22 3Carla Compton33 4Deb Donks44 5Emily Erkins55 6Fran Frazier66 7Gail Goble77 8Halie Hobart88 9Isabel Ingles99 Kay Kilman02 Lois Lane03 Mary Mazey04 Write her in Sub #03 re-enters Draw a line Circle the out player Write in sub Starter re-enters Circle the out player New Sub #02 enters Click any where on page to begin Write in sub New Sub enters Find the sub #03 Find starting player 03 Write in starter 22030204 #03 Lois Lane is now ineligible for the rest of the game Write her in Draw a line Circle the out player #22 Betty Been is now ineligible for the rest of the game

4. Non Flex Batting Order PosNameNo 1Anna Askin11 2Betty Been22 3Carla Compton33 4Deb Donks44 5Emily Erkins55 6Fran Frazier66 7Gail Goble77 8Halie Hobart88 9Isabel Ingles99 Kay Kilman02 Lois Lane03 Mary Mazey04 Write her in Sub #03 re-enters Draw a line Circle the out player Write in sub Starter re-enters Circle the out player New Sub #02 enters Click any where on page to begin Write in sub New Sub enters Find the sub #03 Find starting player 03 Write in starter 22030204 Write her in Draw a line Circle the out player Order of Player Entry 03 Lane 22 Been 03 Lane 02 Kilman 04 Mazey Ineligible Players 22 Been 03 Lane

5. Click any where on page to start PosNameNo 1Anna Askin11 2Betty Been22 3Carla Compton33 4Deb Donks44 5Emily Erkins55 DPFran Frazier66 7Gail Goble77 8Halie Hobart88 9Isabel Ingles99 FlexJenny Johnson01 Kay Kilman02 Lois Lane03 Mary Mazey04 Flex/DP Batting Order Find the DP player Write her in Circle the out player Find the Flex 01 Sub #02 enters 02 Circle outgoing player Write in #02 Roster has gone from 10 to 9 players Roster has gone from 9 to 10 players DP re-enters Circle outgoing player Write in #66 66 Sub #04 enters for Flex Write in #04 04 Circle outgoing player Sub #04 enters for DP Write in #04 Circle outgoing player 04 Draw a line

6. Find the DP player Write her in DP re-enters – 10 players Circle outgoing player Circle the out player Draw a line Flex bats for #33 Circle the out player Flex bats for DP – 9 players New Sub #02 enters Draw a line Sub #04 re-enters Click any where on page to start PosNameNo 1Anna Askin11 2Betty Been22 3Carla Compton33 4Deb Donks44 5Emily Erkins55 DPFran Frazier66 7Gail Goble77 8Halie Hobart88 9Isabel Ingles99 FlexJenny Johnson01 Kay Kilman02 Lois Lane03 Mary Mazey04 Flex/DP Batting Order Find the Substitute 01020466 01 Write in #01 Write in #66 Write in #04 Write in #02 Write in #01 Order of Player Entry #01 Jenny Johnson #02 Kay Kilman #66 Fran Frazier #04 Mary Mazey 04 Ineligible Players 66 Fran Frazier

7. Find the starting player Write her in Click any where on page to start PosNameNo 1Anna Askin11 2Betty Been22 3Carla Compton33 4Deb Donks44 5Emily Erkins55 DPFran Frazier66 7Gail Goble77 8Halie Hobart88 9Isabel Ingles99 FlexJenny Johnson01 Kay Kilman02 Lois Lane03 Mary Mazey04 Flex/DP Batting Order Find the Flex 01 3-3-6-g Flex can only bat for DP