Changes to the 2010 Regular Season Pitching Regulations For Baseball Divisions of Little League® 2010 E-rules ResourcesRegular Season Pitching Rules - Baseball 1. 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.)
2. Players once removed from the mound may not return as a pitcher.
3. 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:
The table below gives an overview of the number of pitches that will be allowed per day for each age group during the regular season in 2009.
Pitch Count (new 2010 rules)
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.
Exception: If a pitcher reaches the limit imposed 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.
A pitcher who delivers 41 or more pitches in a game cannot play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.
• The “automatic” intentional walk was removed. If a pitcher wishes to intentionally walk a batter, he/she must do so by pitching four pitches intentionally outside the strike zone that are not struck at by the batter, and are called “balls” by the umpire. All such pitches will count in determining that pitcher’s
pitch count. 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.
Example 1 : A league age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday whenthe 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. Example 2 : A league age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when thegame 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. Example 3 : A league age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when thegame 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. Note : The use of this regulation negates the concept of the "calendar week" with regardto pitching eligibility.
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