New Pitching Rules - Little League

[Rich Ives]

Pete - it's a game if at least one inning has been completed - basis 4.10(d).

LL has ruled this on many occasions.


The purpose of skipping a game has nothing, nada, zero to do with rest periods. It is there to force the development of more pitchers.

[kylejt]

As others have stated, the idea is to get more kids participating. We're 3/4 of the way through our season, and I can tell you the rule works. LOTS more kids getting the opportunity to pitch. As an umpire, that can get a bit tedious, but I think it's actually pretty cool. Less 2-1 games, and more 10-8 games. The kids seem to dig it, and the outcome is always in doubt until that last out.

If you pitch over so many you have to skip the next played game. Big deal. I'm seeing the teams with the best teachers winning more this season. If you can get that fifth kid to throw strikes, you have a chance. If you can't, then you whine about the rules.