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LOCAL RULE 8: The Pitcher.
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| 8A |
One pitch constitutes a full inning on the mound. |
| 8B |
If a manager or coach makes two (2) trips to the mound in one (1) inning or three (3) trips per game, to the same pitcher, that pitcher must be relieved from pitching. A pitcher or catcher making a trip to the dugout to confer with the manager or coach is also counted as a trip. A trip to the mound between innings does not constitute a trip for the purpose of this Local Rule. |
| 8C |
Any time a manager or coach crosses the foul line into the playing field or calls time for a conference with a pitcher, the team will be charged with a trip to the mound. Exception is given when there is an injury on the field. A time limit will be imposed on all conferences at the discretion of the umpire. |
| 8D |
Only players in uniform may warm up the pitcher, on or off the field. Adult managers and coaches may warm up the pitcher at their own risk. |
| 8E |
All uniformed players warming up a pitcher, at any time, must wear a catcher's mask. |
| 8F | Pitchers may not wear sweatbands on their wrists or long-sleeve white or similar light colored shirts. |
| 8G | Pitchers may pitch a maximum of seven (7) innings per day and a total of eleven (11) innings per calendar week. No pitcher shall pitch more than eleven (11) innings over three (3) consecutive days. A pitcher who pitches five (5) innings or more in a day shall have two (2) full days rest. (For example, if a player pitches five innings on Monday, that player may not pitch again until Thursday.) The calendar week is Monday through Sunday. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule, including all play-off and championship games. |
| 8H | The umpire shall issue one warning per pitcher per game prior to calling a balk. If an umpire calls a coach to the mound to explain or discuss a balk, it shall not count as a trip to the mound. |
| 8I | After the first hit batter, the umpire will come to the mound and warn the pitcher and manager that, on the next hit batter, the pitcher will be removed as a pitcher, if the umpire determines that hitting the subsequent batter was an intentional act. |
| 8J | Any pitcher that hits three batters in a game, whether or not inadvertent, shall be removed as a pitcher. |
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revised 04/27/02 |