League Rules

Pitching Rules

Pitching Rules

Pitching Rules

Age Division

Daily Max

0 Days Rest

1 Day Rest

2 Days Rest

7U 50 1-19 20-35 36+
PeeWee 7/8 (8U AAA) 50 1-19 20-35 36+
Minor 9U/10U 65 1-29 30-45 46+
Major 11U/12U 75 1-34 35-55 56+
13U 80 1-44 45-59 60+
14U/15U 95 1-49 50-65 66+
18U 95 1-49 50-65 66+

Note: As stated in the NFHS rules, a pitcher will be allowed to finish a batter if they hit their limit of pitches during an at-bat, but must exit the game after the hitter.

No pitchers is allowed to pitch in 3 consecutive days.

A day is a day, not 24 hours. If a pitchers throws on Monday and is required one day of rest they are not eligible to pitch again until Wednesday.

PLAYER PENALTY

  • If found during the game and the pitcher is still on the mound, the pitcher will be removed from the mound immediately
  • Pitcher in violation is not allowed to pitch in the next game that they would normally be eligible

COACH PENALTY

  • 1st Offense: Head coach is suspended for the following game
  • 2nd Offense: Entire coaching staff is suspended for the following game
  • 3rd Offense: Entire coaching staff is suspended for the following game and team membership in WBL goes under review

PLAYER RE-ENTRY

As per NFHS rules, a player may be removed as pitcher and returned as pitcher only once per inning, provided the return as pitcher does not violate either the pitching, substitution or charged conference rule.

Defensive Conference

As per NFHS rules, each team, when on defense, may be granted not more than three charged conferences during a seven-inning game, without penalty, to permit coaches or their non-playing representatives to confer with a defensive player or players. In an extra inning game, each team shall be permitted one charged conference each inning while on defense without penalty. The number of charged conferences permitted is not cumulative. A request for time for this purpose shall be made by a coach, player, substitute or an attendant. Time granted for an obviously incapacitated player shall not constitute a charged conference. Prior to accumulating three charged conferences in seven innings or less, a conference is not charged if the pitcher is removed as pitcher.

PENALTY: After three charged conferences in a seven-inning game, or for any charged conference in excess of one in each extra inning, the pitcher shall be removed as pitcher for duration of the game.

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