Dudley Little League: Coaches

Monday, April 22
2013 Major League Pitch Count

Monday, April 22
2013 Minor League Pitch Count

2013 Pitch Count Rules and Information
Pitch counts and game scores for Minor and Major baseball should be submitted by the Home Team within 24 hours of game end.  Most coaches send them shortly after game end.  You may submit them using the form at the bottom of this page, emailing tim@cartys.net for Majors or wickedwilbur@charter.net for minors.  The direct link to the submission form is here if you want to bookmark it.  It is best if you use the submission form whenever possible. 

                                                      2013 Pitch Count Rules

The manager must remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches the limit for his age group as noted below, but the pitcher may remain in the game at another position:
    

  • Players league age 11-12* are allowed a maximum of 85 pitches per game. 
  • Players league age 9-10* are allowed a maximum of 75 pitches per game.
  • Players league age 7-8* are allowed a maximum of 50 pitches per game.
*League age is a player's age as of 4/30/2011. 


Required Rest:

  • 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 0 - 20 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest must is required. 
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.

Catching Limitations:

  • A player, who has played the position of catcher in four or more innings in a game, is not eligible to pitch on that calendar day. 

  • A pitcher who delivers 41 or more pitches in a game CANNOT play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.

Definition of “calendar days” in the regulation: A calendar day is one full day as it is seen on a calendar. A calendar day begins at midnight and ends at midnight the following evening.

Examples

 

Example 1: If a pitcher in the Little League Major Division throws 70 pitches in a game on Saturday morning, that pitcher cannot pitch again until Thursday, when he/she has had four calendar days of rest (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). It makes no difference what time of day the pitcher pitched on Saturday, as the rest period does not begin until midnight on the day of the game pitched.

Example 2: A league age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when the game is suspended. The game resumes on the following Friday. The pitcher is not eligible to pitch in the resumption of the game because he/she has not observed the required four days of rest (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday).  Their first eligible day to pitch would be Saturday of the same week.

Example 3: A league age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when the game is suspended. The game resumes on Saturday. The pitcher is eligible to pitch up to 85 more pitches in the resumption of the game because he/she has observed the required four days of rest.

Example 4:  A league age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when the game is suspended. The game resumes two weeks later. The pitcher is eligible to pitch up to 85 more pitches in the resumption of the game, provided he/she is eligible based on his/her pitching record during the previous three days (or four days, if the league is using Option 2). 

Refer to the Official Regulations and Playing Rules (VI - Pitchers) for the full details of the Little League pitch count rules.

Quick Chart

Age

Max

Pitches

11-12

85

9-10

75

7-8

50


#Pitches

#Days

Rest  

1-20

0

21-35

1

36-50

2

51-65

3

66+

4



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Dudley Little League, pitch count violations will require the pitcher to be unavailable to pitch for 7 days from the last game pitched and game results will be automatically reviewed by the Board of Directors to determine if a forfeit is in order.



Pitch Count/Game Score Submission Form


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