2021 PITCHING AND BAT INFORMATION
PONY Baseball Pitch Count Rules 2021
Team members may pitch, subject to the restrictions of the pitch count, as recommended by MLB Pitch Smart Guidelines, for age Pony 14U, Colt 16U.
Pitchers reaching their maximum number of pitches in a day, while pitching to a batter, may finish pitching to that batter before being removed. A pitcher is charged with the number of pitches in the specific calendar day and week in which they are pitched, regardless of whether they are local organization league games, the playoff of postponed games or suspended games, tie games, or exhibition games.
Rest is calculated as per calendar day. No pitcher shall appear in a game as a pitcher for three consecutive days, regardless of pitch count.
The league shall assign an official scorekeeper for each game to track pitch counts. In the absence of an official scorekeeper, the home team book shall be the official record of games statistics including pitch count. Electronic scoring devices are recommended at all levels of tournament play in order to ensure accurate pitch count.
PONY Baseball Bat Rules 2021
Bat Rules for High School BaseballThe high school baseball bat rules implemented in 2012:
Team members may pitch, subject to the restrictions of the pitch count, as recommended by MLB Pitch Smart Guidelines, for age Pony 14U, Colt 16U.
Pitchers reaching their maximum number of pitches in a day, while pitching to a batter, may finish pitching to that batter before being removed. A pitcher is charged with the number of pitches in the specific calendar day and week in which they are pitched, regardless of whether they are local organization league games, the playoff of postponed games or suspended games, tie games, or exhibition games.
Rest is calculated as per calendar day. No pitcher shall appear in a game as a pitcher for three consecutive days, regardless of pitch count.
The league shall assign an official scorekeeper for each game to track pitch counts. In the absence of an official scorekeeper, the home team book shall be the official record of games statistics including pitch count. Electronic scoring devices are recommended at all levels of tournament play in order to ensure accurate pitch count.
PONY Baseball Bat Rules 2021
Bat Rules for High School BaseballThe high school baseball bat rules implemented in 2012:
- Requires all non-wood bats to have a silk-screened mark with the letters “BBCOR.”
- Means many two-piece bats will be illegal.
- Focuses on minimizing risk and improving play, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which governs rules for competitive high school sports.
