Daily Max: A coach must remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position:
| GRADE DIVISION |
PITCHES PER DAY |
3rd Grade (9u)
|
75 Pitches |
| 4th-5th Grade (10u-11u) |
75 Pitches |
| 6th-7th Grade (12u-13u) |
85 Pitches |
| 8th-9th-10th Grade (14u-15u-16u) |
95 Pitches |
Exception: If a pitcher reaches the limit above while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch until any one of the following conditions occur:
- The batter reaches base
- The batter is put out
- The third out is made to complete the half-inning of the game
- The pitcher is removed from the mound prior to the batter completing their at bat
Days of Rest: Pitchers in ALL Grade Divisions must adhere to the following rest requirements:
| PITCHES IN A DAY |
IN-BETWEEN CALENDAR DAYS REST |
1-20
|
0 Days |
21-35
|
1 Day |
36-50
|
2 Days |
51-65
|
3 Days |
66+
|
4 Days |
NOTE: Under no circumstance shall a player pitch in three (3) consecutive days
- For example: If a pitcher throws 38 pitches on Monday, there is a requirement of 2 in-between calendar days of rest and the pitcher would not be eligible to pitch again until Thursday.
- Each team must designate a scorekeeper as the official pitch count recorder which may be needed to confirm pitch counts and resolve any discrepancies as needed.
- The pitch count recorder must provide the current pitch count for any pitcher when requested by either head coach or any umpire. However, the head coach is responsible for knowing when their pitcher must be removed.
- The official pitch count recorder should inform the Home Plate Umpire when a pitcher has delivered their maximum limit of pitches for the game. The Home Plate Umpire will inform the pitcher’s head coach that the pitcher must be removed. However, the failure by the pitch count recorder to notify the Home Plate Umpire, and/or the failure of the Home Plate Umpire to notify the head coach, does not relieve the head coach of their responsibility to remove a pitcher when that pitcher is no longer eligible.
- Violation of any section of this regulation can result in a protest of the game in which it occurs. A protest may be filed at any point after the pitcher in violation records any out beyond his legal limit AND while the pitcher in violation is in the game as the pitcher of record. If such violation is the last recorded out of the game, the protest MUST be filed prior to the Umpires and the protesting team leaving the field of play.
- A player may not pitch in more than one game in a day
Exception: 8th-9th-10th Grade Division only (14u-15u-16u) A player may be used as a pitcher in up to two separate games in a day in case of a double header
NOTES:
- The withdrawal of an ineligible pitcher after that pitcher is announced, or after a warm-up pitch is delivered, but before that player has pitched a ball to a batter, shall not be considered a violation. Coaches are urged to take precautions to prevent protests. When a protest situation is imminent, the potential offender should be notified immediately.
Approved Ruling: When warming up, if a pitcher is discovered to be ineligible, he/she must be removed and the previous pitcher of record may not return
- Pitches delivered in games declared “Regulation Tie Games” or “Suspended Games” shall be charged against pitcher’s eligibility.
- In suspended games resumed on another day, the pitchers of record at the time the game was halted may continue to pitch to the extent of their eligibility for that day, provided said pitcher has observed the required days of rest.