Too many pitches

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by BretMan

Why do you deviate from the actual rule as it is written?...

Some (maybe even all?) of our summer ball leagues around here have that in their rules. This means that even many of the high school teams get used to it and on their own limit themselves to 3. No self-respecting catcher over the age of 12 should want the umpire telling them when to throw down.