BaseballJohn

This is the million dollar question. Obviously the scorekeeper should bring the automatic out to the attention of the umpire immediately when the injured player's spot in the lineup comes up. However, when they fail to do so, I see nothing in the NFHS rulebook which suggest that the automatic out is no longer enforceable.

PG youth tournament under NFHS rules. Team is batting 9 and has no subs. One of their players is injured running the bases and cannot continue. When the injured player's spot (2 hole) in the batting order comes to bat it's an automatic out per 4-1-1(g) note 1. Question: Does the umpire have to be notified immediately after the 1 hole completes his AB and before the 3 hole steps in the box for the automatic out to be enforced? My understanding of the rules is that the timing does not matter, as this is not a batting out of order violation.