Perfect Game pitching rules
These are the Perfect Game limits as I read them out of Perfect Game Youth Tournament Rules §2 Youth Pitching Regulations (updated June 2, 2026), with 15U-18U limits from PG's Pitch Smart rule page, checked on September 5, 2026. I coach youth baseball and I bought the books, because every summary I could find online disagreed with at least one other summary. Where a figure comes from the rulebook itself, I say so. Where it does not, I say that too.
| Applies to | Limit | Game length |
|---|---|---|
| 7U-8U | 15 outs or 50 pitches a day, whichever comes first (you track the pitches) | 6 innings |
| 9U-10U | 18 outs or 75 pitches a day, whichever comes first (you track the pitches) | 6 innings |
| 11U-12U | 18 outs or 85 pitches a day, whichever comes first (you track the pitches) | 6 innings |
| 13U-14U | 21 outs or 95 pitches a day, whichever comes first (you track the pitches) | 7 innings |
| 15U-16U | 95 pitches a day | 7 innings |
| High-school-age divisions carry no outs limit — Perfect Game applies Pitch Smart pitch counts instead. Strictly enforced at Red events; strongly encouraged at others. | ||
| 17U-18U | 105 pitches a day | 7 innings |
| High-school-age divisions carry no outs limit — Perfect Game applies Pitch Smart pitch counts instead. Strictly enforced at Red events; strongly encouraged at others. | ||
| Outs thrown | Calendar days of rest |
|---|---|
| 0–9 | none |
| 10 or more | 2 |
| Outs thrown | Calendar days of rest |
|---|---|
| 0–30 | none |
| 31–45 | 1 |
| 46–60 | 2 |
| 61–75 | 3 |
| 76 or more | 4 |
| Outs thrown | Calendar days of rest |
|---|---|
| 0–30 | none |
| 31–45 | 1 |
| 46–60 | 2 |
| 61–80 | 3 |
| 81 or more | 4 |
Rules coaches often miss
- Across a whole event: 100 pitches in an event of 4 days or fewer, 140 in a longer one. Even Innings does not total an event for you — keep this one yourself.
- 24 outs in any three days.
- Pitches thrown in exhibition games count toward every limit.
- Outs recorded in a game that ends in forfeit still count toward the limits.
- A pitcher may not pitch on 3 consecutive days — 2 days in a row is the most allowed.
- Once removed from the mound, a pitcher may not return to pitch in the same game.
- A pitcher who reaches the limit mid-batter may finish that batter.
Where these numbers come from
Source: Perfect Game Youth Tournament Rules §2 Youth Pitching Regulations (updated June 2, 2026), with 15U-18U limits from PG's Pitch Smart rule page, checked September 5, 2026.
Published at: https://www.perfectgame.org/Events/tournaments/Print/Rules.aspx?sid=86
The event page governs
Perfect Game publishes a separate ruleset per event type and states that it may amend these rules for a particular tournament. The rules page for the event you entered is the one that counts — check it before the weekend, and treat the table above as the default it starts from rather than the final word.
Even Innings is a planning aid, not a compliance system. It cannot know what happened in a game, and it does not replace your rulebook or your league's own bylaws. Always confirm current-year specifics with your own league.