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Old Thu May 15, 2014, 11:08pm
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Originally Posted by AremRed View Post
Dylan Fosnacht of Rochester High School throws 194 pitches in 14 innings - ESPN

Does a kid throwing 194 pitches ever become something that an umpire should do something about?
No. Above my pay grade.

That wouldn't happen here, BTW. Under no circumstances can a kid ever pitch more than 10 innings in a day here. And that's an exception for a game that goes extra innings, only. Otherwise it's 7 innings max with a mandatory two days rest afterwards.

And umpires are specifically not required or supposed to involve themselves with the pitching rules. The only exception, for me, would be to remind a coach if he sent a kid out to throw an 11th inning. If he insisted, I'd play it (knowing that the game will be forfeited later, by rule).
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