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PITCHING + PLAYER SAFETY

PITCHING LIMITS.
LIVE INNINGS.

Know who is eligible before the next game. SWAT pitching limits, protest rules and official Playbook365 pitch logs are together here.

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PITCHING LIMITS

DivisionMax Innings (1 Day)Weekend Max Innings (3 Days)
8U Kid Pitch6 innings6 innings
9U–12U6 innings8 innings
13U–15U7 innings9 innings

One pitch thrown counts as one inning pitched for eligibility purposes.

KEY RULES

BEFORE YOU MAKE THE CHANGE

01

SATURDAY → SUNDAY

More than 3 innings pitched Saturday makes the pitcher ineligible to pitch Sunday.

02

NO RETURN

Once removed from the mound, a pitcher may not return to the mound as a pitcher.

03

MOUND VISITS

A second mound visit in the same inning requires removal of the pitcher.

04

PITCHING PROTEST

A pitching-eligibility protest must be filed while the violating pitcher is still in the game and on the mound.

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OFFICIAL PLAYBOOK365

LIVE PITCH COUNTS

Select the tournament to open its official by-game pitching log.