of pitchers a team may use in a 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

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;

(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.

(e) Each league must designate the scorekeeper or another game official as the official pitch

count recorder.

(f) The pitch count recorder must provide the current pitch count for any pitcher when

requested by either manager or any umpire. However, the manager is responsible for

knowing when his/her pitcher must be removed.

(g) The official pitch count recorder should inform the umpire-in-chief when a pitcher has

delivered his/her maximum limit of pitches for the game, as noted in Regulation VI (c).

The umpire-in-chief will inform the pitcher’s manager that the pitcher must be removed

in accordance with Regulation VI (c). However, the failure by the pitch count recorder to

notify the umpire-in-chief, and/or the failure of the umpire-in-chief to notify the manager,

does not relieve the manager of his/her responsibility to remove a pitcher when that pitcher

is no longer eligible.

(h) Violation of any section of this regulation can result in protest of the game in which it

occurs. Protest shall be made in accordance with Playing Rule 4.19.

(j) A player who has attained the league age of twelve (12) is not eligible to pitch in the Minor

League. (See Regulation V – Selection of Players)

(k) A player may not pitch in more than one game in a day. (Exception: In the Big League

Division, a player may be used as a pitcher in up to two games in a day.)

1. 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. Little League officials are urged to take precautions to

prevent protests. When a protest situation is imminent, the potential offender should

be notified immediately.

2. Pitches delivered in games declared "Regulation Tie Games" or "Suspended Games"

shall be charged against pitcher’s eligibility.

3. 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.

the game is suspended. The game resumes on the following Thursday. The pitcher is

not eligible to pitch in the resumption of the game because he/she has not observed the

required days of rest.

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

days of rest.

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 four days.

to pitching eligibility.