The following pitching rules have been taken directly from Little League’s Baseball Rulebook, Regulation VI – Pitchers.
a) Any player on a regular season team may pitch.
EXCEPTION: Any player who has played the position of catcher in four (4) or more innings in a game is not eligible to pitch on that calendar day.
A player who played the position of catcher for three (3) innings or less, moves to the pitcher position, and delivers 21 pitches or more (15- and 16-year-olds: 31 pitches or more) in the same day, may not return to the catcher position on that calendar day.
EXCEPTION: If the pitcher reaches the 20-pitch limit (15- and 16-year-olds: 30-pitch limit) while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch, and maintain their eligibility to return to the catcher position, until any one of the following conditions occur:
(1) that batter reaches base;
(2) that batter is retired;
(3) the third out is made to complete the half-inning or the game; or
(4) the pitcher is removed from the mound prior to the batter completing his/her at-bat.
APPROVED RULING: The catcher receiving 1 pitch to a batter in the fourth inning constitutes having caught four (4) innings. Warm-up pitches do not count, only when the ball is live will the pitches count toward innings caught.
(b) A pitcher once removed from the mound cannot return as a pitcher.
EXCEPTION - Junior League and Senior League only: A pitcher remaining on defense in the game, but moving to a different defensive position, can return as a pitcher anytime in the remainder of the game, but only once per 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 | Pitches per Day |
| 6 - 8 | 50 pitches |
| 9 - 10 | 75 pitches |
| 11 - 12 | 85 pitches |
| 13 - 16 | 95 pitches |
EXCEPTION: If a pitcher reaches the limit imposed above for his/her league age while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch until any one of the following conditions occurs:
(1) the batter reaches base;
(2) the batter is put out;
(3) the third out is made to complete the half-inning of the game; or
(4) the pitcher is removed from the mound prior to the batter completing his/her at bat.
If a pitcher reaches 40 pitches while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch, and maintain their eligibility to play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day, until any one of the following conditions occurs:
(1) that batter reaches base;
(2) that batter is retired;
(3) the third out is made to complete the half inning or the game; or
(4) the pitcher is removed from the mound prior to the batter completing his/her at-bat.
The pitcher would be allowed to play the catcher position provided that pitcher is moved, removed, or the game is completed before delivering a pitch to another batter. If a player delivers 41 or more pitches, and is not covered under the threshold exception, the player may not play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.
(d) Pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:
| Number of Pitches in a Day | Required Calendar Days of Rest |
| 66 or more | 4 calendar days |
| 51 - 65 | 3 calendar days |
| 36 - 50 | 2 calendar days |
| 21 - 35 | 1 calendar days |
| 1 - 20 | 0 calendar days |
(e) Pitchers league age 15 – 16 must adhere to the following rest requirements:
| Number of Pitches in a Day | Required Calendar Days of Rest |
| 76 or more | 4 calendar days |
| 61 - 75 | 3 calendar days |
| 46 - 60 | 2 calendar days |
| 31 - 45 | 1 calendar days |
| 1 - 30 | 0 calendar days |
(f) Under no circumstance shall a player pitch in three (3) consecutive days.
(g) A pitcher’s pitch count for the purposes of day(s) rest threshold is determined by the first pitch thrown to a batter. The pitcher may not start a new batter once the limit imposed above has been met.
(h) Minor League: A player who has attained the league age of 12 is not eligible to pitch.
(i) Minor League and Little League (Majors): A player may not pitch in more than one game in a day.
(j) Junior League and Senior League: A player may be used as a pitcher in up to two games in a day.
NOTE: If a pitcher reaches 30 pitches while facing a batter in the first game, the pitcher may continue to pitch, and maintain their eligibility to pitch in the second game on that day, until any one of the following conditions occurs:
(1) that batter reaches base;
(2) that batter is retired;
(3) the third out is made to complete the half-inning or the game; or
(4) the pitcher is removed from the mound prior to the batter completing his/her at-bat.
The pitcher would be allowed to pitch in a second game provided that pitcher is moved, removed, or the game is completed before delivering a pitch to another batter. If a player delivers 31 or more pitches in the first game, and is not covered under the threshold exception, the player may not pitch in the second game that day).
APPROVED RULING: If a Junior or Senior League pitcher pitches in more than one game in a day, and has not pitched 31 or more pitches in the first game except as noted under the threshold, the total number of pitches that pitcher may pitch in both games combined is the daily maximum of 95.
Although all scorecards have pitch tracker counts on them and all scoring applications have the ability to track pitches, District 16/31 has a pitch count form available here. The form is also available by clicking the link below.