Pitch Count

Click on the stories below to learn more about the Little League pitch count regulation for all levels of baseball.

Pitch Count Publication (A downloadable PDF of "Protecting Young Pitching Arms: The Little League Pitch Count Regulation Guide for Parents, Coaches, and League Officials,” updated for the 2008 season and posted on Oct. 24, 2007)

Baseball Game Pitch Log 
(A downloadable PDF that makes it easy to count pitches for a scorekeeper, scorekeeper’s helper, coach, etc. Updated on Oct. 18, 2007.)

Baseball Pitcher Eligibility Tracking Form 
(A downloadable PDF that allows the league to easily track the eligibility of baseball pitchers. Posted on Jan. 5, 2007.)

Little League Implements New Rule to Protect Pitchers’ Arms (Original news release published Aug. 25, 2006, regarding the new pitch count regulation)

World Series Managers Predict Little League Baseball’s Pitch Count Regulations Will Change Game for the Better 
(A story published on Oct. 3, 2006, regarding the opinions of Little League Baseball World Series managers on the new pitch count regulation)

Top Major League Baseball Athletic Trainer Sees Merit in Little League’s Pitch Count
(A story published Nov. 22, 2006, about a Major League Baseball trainer’s opinions on the new Little League pitch count regulation)

Professional Baseball Scout Likes the Long-Term Affects, Prospects of Little Leaguers Using Pitch Count
 (A story published Nov. 30, 2006, on the opinions of a Major League Baseball scout on the new Little League pitch count regulation)

Scorekeeping Tip on Pitch Counts 
(A story published in September 2006, providing tips to scorekeepers on the new Little League pitch count regulation)

Baseball Great Dale Murphy Praises Pitch Count 
(A story about former Major Leaguer and former Little Leaguer Dale Murphy on his opinions of the pitch count regulation)