PIAA Pitching Regulations

NFHS / PIAA Pitching Regulations (2014) What is Legal and What Is Not

Basic Pitching Pitcher assumes the Position of Feet It’s OK to: It’s NOT OK to: Pitcher must: Position: rubber with: 1. Both hands Drop the pitching Step off or pitch together hand and stop

p a. Bring both hands a. Bring both hands a. Continue the pitch together and together and stop when both hands are

U immediately begin simultaneously

- Pivot foot: the pitch. brought together

d Must be “in contact 2. Both hands at his with the pitcher’s b. Bring the glove b. Then drop one b. Step off or pitch n sides

i plate.” hand up and stop, hand and stop followed by bringing the pitching hand W Non-pivot foot: into the glove and “Shall be in any stopping. position on or behind a. Bring both hands a line extending together and through the front immediately begin 3. One hand in front, Drop either hand and edge of the pitcher’s the pitch. plate.” the other at his not continue the side pitching motion. b. Bring the pitching hand into the glove and stop. his glove at or below hischin.” at orbelow his glove in ofthe ball both in body stop)withhands and front the acceptable considered ofdirection an is not stop(a change and discernible complete pitcher’s in the theofglove 6-1-4regarding position clarified Rule the committee In addition, to pitch. him commits that arm(s) and/or leg(s) with stop,starts any movement and todiscernible a coming complete after pitcher, occursthe the instant ofthe thepitch” set position, “time In the in pitch” the “time of the the committeedefined The July 15-17,2000. meeting here its at Committee bythe motions Rules NFHS Baseball were approved in pitching clarifications INDIANAPOLIS, (July 31,2000)—Several IN Basic Pitching (c) (c) (b) (a) Position: arm(s) orleg(s) priorpitch. to the arm(s) ofhis starts any movement bringing first hisside,together, after hishands hand at the ofthe other hand inbody either and front with priorpitch;or to boththe anyarms movementorleg(s) with hisside, bothfirst armsstarts at with body; ofhis in together front already hishands ontowith plate the stepping pitcher’s ofhisarm(s) orleg(s) after starts any movement first Set plate.” pitcher’s edge ofthe frontthrough the extending of a line be infoot front shall “ Non-pivot foot: plate.”pitcher’s to front of in with ordirectly inshall contact be pivot foot The entire Pivot foot: The entire non-pivot entire The (new in 2014) in (new Position ofFeet Position and parallel and the back. his his side orbehind at down stationary handPitching Pitcher assumesPitcher the rubber with: windup position as occurring when the pitcher: positionthe when occurring as (new in(new 2010) Arm MUST be still. sign. while getting stance Use gorilla It’s to: OK gorilla stance: balk.gorilla stance: in theSwing the arm It’s set NOT position as follows: “He shall come to a “He shall position to come follows: as OK to: OK motion. one, continuous in set position to the come the sign,then getting Be while still Pitcher Pitcher must : Elliot Hopkins, director of educational services for the NFHS and staff liaison to the Baseball Rules Committee, said there was confusion as to how these rules were being applied. He said the change in language was meant to clarify the intent of these pitching rules.

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2014 PIAA PITCHING ADOPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

PIAA BASEBALL PITCHING RESTRICTION (6-1-6)

A player may pitch in a maximum of 9 innings in 1 calendar day, but not more than 14 innings in a calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). Delivery of 1 pitch constitutes having pitched in any inning. If an inning is played in part on 2 calendar days, delivery of 1 pitch in that inning in each of those calendar days constitutes having pitched in 2 innings. If he pitches in 3 innings or less in 1 calendar day, no rest is required; however, no player may pitch more than 3 consecutive three-inning days. If he pitches 3 consecutive three-inning days, he must have 1 calendar day of rest. If he pitches in 4 or 5 innings in 1 calendar day, he must have 2 calendar days of rest. If he pitches in 6 or more innings in 1 calendar day, he must have 3 calendar days of rest. If a baseball player pitches more innings than are permitted under the “restriction,” the school is using an ineligible player (pitcher) and shall forfeit the Contest. Violations of the “restriction” subject the school to other penalties under ARTICLE XIII, PENALTIES, of the PIAA By-Laws. As is the case with all PIAA rules and regulations, it is the responsibility of the Principal to make sure that the school’s baseball Coaches and players comply with the PIAA baseball pitching restriction (6-1-6).

(http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/Section%20III.%20Rules%20and%20Regulations.pdf) See page 38.