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Pitch Count Rules
Pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:
Number of Pitches |
Calendar Days of
Rest |
1-20 |
0 |
21-35 |
1 |
36-50 |
2 |
51-65 |
3 |
66+ |
4 |
Pitchers league age 15-18 must adhere to the following
rest requirements:
Number of Pitches |
Calendar Days of
Rest |
1-30 |
0 |
31-45 |
1 |
46-60 |
2 |
61-75 |
3 |
76+ |
4 |
Regular Season Pitching Rules –
Baseball Pages 38-39 in 2010 Rule Book
VI - PITCHERS
(a) Any player on a regular season team may pitch. (NOTE: There is no limit to the number
of pitchers a team may use in a game.)
(b) A pitcher once removed from the mound cannot return as a pitcher. Junior, Senior, and Big League Divisions only: A pitcher remaining in the game, but moving to a different position, can return as a pitcher anytime in the remainder of the game, but only once per game.
(c) The manager must remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit for his/her age
group as noted below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position:
League Age 1 7-18 105 pitches per day
13 -16 95 pitches per day
11 -12 85 pitches per day
9-10 75 pitches per day
7-8 50 pitches per day
Exception: Exception: If a pitcher reaches the limit imposed in Regulation VI (c) for
his/her league age while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch until any one
of the following conditions occurs: 1. That batter reaches base; 2. That batter is put out;
3. The third out is made to complete the half-inning. Note 1: A pitcher who delivers 41
or more pitches in a game cannot play the position of catcher for the remainder of
that day.
(d) Pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:
• If a player pitches 66 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest must
be observed.
• If a player pitches 51 - 65 pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest must be
observed.
• If a player pitches 36 - 50 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest must be
observed.
• If a player pitches 21 - 35 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar days of rest must be
observed.
• If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest is required.
Pitchers league age 15-18 must adhere to the following rest requirements:
• If a player pitches 76 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest must
be observed.
• If a player pitches 61 - 75 pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest must be
observed.
• If a player pitches 46 - 60 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest must be
observed.
• If a player pitches 31 -45 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar days of rest must be
observed.
• If a player pitches 1-30 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest is required.
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