|
 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Little League Baseball will implement a new pitch-count rule next season, a change organizers hope will reduce wear and tear on youngsters' arms.
Starting in 2007, the number of pitches thrown in a game will determine how long that player must rest before returning to the mound. The current system is based on innings pitched.
The change, unanimously approved Friday by Little League's board of directors, expands on a test conducted the last two years. Pitch count rules were voluntarily tried out in about 500 of the 6,400 leagues in the United States this past regular season, and the regulations were expected to become mandatory.
|