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Youth baseball and softball pitching rules, by organization
One page per governing body. Every page is read from the organization’s own published rules, with the regulation cited and the date it was checked.
- Little League BaseballLittle League Regulation VI
Checked September 4, 2026 - Little League SoftballLittle League Regulation VI (Softball)
Checked September 4, 2026 - Cal Ripken BaseballBabe Ruth League, Inc. 2026 Rules and Regulations, Rule 0.06 (Pitching Limitations — Local…
Checked September 5, 2026 - Babe Ruth BaseballBabe Ruth League, Inc. 2026 Rules and Regulations, Rule 0.06 (Pitching Limitations — Local…
Checked September 5, 2026 - Babe Ruth SoftballBabe Ruth League, Inc. 2026 Softball Rules and Regulations, Rule 0.06 (Pitching Limitations)…
Checked September 5, 2026 - PONY BaseballPONY Baseball Rule Book, Section 10 D (Pitching Rules) and the Pitch Smart chart printed there…
Checked September 9, 2026 - PONY SoftballPONY girls fastpitch — no national pitching restriction found
Checked August 11, 2026 - USA SoftballUSA Softball, Official Rules of Softball — 2026 Participant Manual (1-12-2026), Rule 6A, Rules…
Checked September 10, 2026 - USSSA FastpitchUSSSA Fastpitch Rule Book & By-Laws, 18th Edition — Rule 6, Elite Select differences table…
Checked September 10, 2026 - Perfect GamePerfect Game Youth Tournament Rules §2 Youth Pitching Regulations (updated June 2, 2026), with…
Checked September 5, 2026 - USSSA BaseballUSSSA Baseball National By-Laws & Rules, Edition dated August 1, 2026 — Rule 7.05.B and Chart…
Checked September 5, 2026
How to
Method, not just limits.
The rules tell you what you may not do. From one coach to another, here are a few things you can do.
- Fair batting orderI have coached youth baseball for more than ten years and I have set the order the night before every single game. Here…
- Managing the benchBench time is where most youth coaching complaints come from, and it is the easiest thing on the field to get right. It…
- Rotating positionsEvery youth coach says they rotate. Almost none of us do it as evenly as we think. Here is the gap between the two, and…
- Practice Guide: stations, drills and game situationsHow to run a 90-minute practice, with a setup for every station drill and a diagram for every game situation
- Free printables: lineup cards and practice planOne-page lineup cards for baseball and softball and a 90-minute practice plan, free to print