Pitch count strategy in Little League

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

I'm sure Little League will have no provision about finishing the current batter, so we'll have pitching changes galore in the midst of at bats.

Having worked a Little League this year that was one of the 500 or so leagues nationwide participating in the experimental rule, I can tell you that these coaches provided for finishing AB's for that very reason. They would say, "okay, Johnny's almost at his pitch count, last batter," or words to that effect. Im not sure if it is included in the language of the rule, but this league was all over it like a hobo on a ham sandwich.