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Originally Posted by TwoBits
He's 8 playing on a 10 and under team. Pitched 5 innings, walked 5, struck out 13. Only kid that scored was the one who got reached on catcher's obstruction and scored on a fielder's choice.
I refer to him as "Dad's retirement plan".  |
Hmm. With that kind of pitch count at 8, you'll be lucky if he's still able to throw in high school.
Let's do the math:
13 Ks - min of 39 pitches (assume 3 pitches per K)
5 BB - min of 20 pitches (assume 4 pitches per BB)
That's a minimum of 59 pitches. Probably closer to 75 pitches, not including the E2 or FC. His actual pitch count was likely approaching 85-90 pitches, if not more.
When my son starting pitching at 9, all the research I did suggested pitch counts in the 30-40 range for that age.
My son is 12 now, and our BEST pitcher averages 15 pitches per inning. So that's 75 in 5 innings.
Just some FYI.