The Year in Review: No. 2 AAA Adds Pitch Count Rule

By: Zac Bottoms
Arkansas Scouting Director

The Arkansas Activities Association passed a pitch count rule for the 2017 baseball season. The limitations is as follows.

Pitches Per-Day with Required Rest

1. If a pitcher throws 1-30 pitches in a day no rest is required between games.
2. If a pitcher throws 31-60 pitches in a day one calendar day rest is required between games.
3. If a pitcher throws 61-85 pitches in a day two calendar days rest is required between games.
4. If a pitcher throws 86 or more pitches in a day, three calendar days rest is required between games.

A pitcher may not throw more than 110 pitches on any one day for varsity or 85 pitches junior varsity games.

• Warm up pitches prior to the game and in between innings will not be counted
• Pitchers will be allowed to finish a hitter if max pitch count is reached, but must be removed after the at bat is complete
• Three separate pitch counts will kept, home, guest and home team official,
• Violations of pitch count rule is considered the same as using an ineligible player

I commend the AAA for working toward a policy for arm health. I still believe that education is needed for both players and coaches. Arms are injured when under trained arms are overused. This rule still allows pitchers to start and go deep into games twice in a five game period.

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