Pitch Count Recorder

Thank you for volunteering to support your team and league as a Pitch Count Recorder. This is an important role that helps the league manage game results, as well as maintain player safety. With the support of this guide, other pitch counters and the league, we hope that you find pitch count recording to be rewarding and an enjoyable way to stay engaged with the game. Unless you are playing a team from outside your league, the pitch count recorder is usually provided by the visiting team. If playing a team from outside your league, the pitch count recorder will usually come from the home team.

During the game, the pitch count recorder should be focused on each pitch. Anyone who is tracking pitches individually should not interrupt or disturb the pitch count recorder. The pitch count recorder is under no obligation to "reconcile" any pitch counts with anyone except the Score Keeper and only if directed to by the umpire in charge or a duly appointed Board Representative who is acting on behalf of the League in a protest situation and not as a manager or coach.

HOW TO PITCH COUNT:

WCLL has developed an easy color coded pitch count tracking sheet with listed instructions on the form! Detailed instructions for use are also here:

• At the beginning of the game, the pitch count recorder should obtain the names of the two starting pitchers, one from each team.
• He/She will write the pitcher's full name on the pitch count tracking sheet along with their uniform number and league age.
• Once the game starts, the pitch count recorder will start off by circling the number 1 since that represents the first pitch to the first batter. Each pitch after that, the pitch count recorder will make a slash through each consecutive number or pitches to that same batter. Once a new batter steps in the pitch count recorder will circle the number that corresponds to the first pitch to the new batter. FOR EXAMPLE: the first batter takes 4 pitches. The number one will be circled as that was the first pitch to a batter. Numbers 2,3 and 4 will have slashes through them. Number 5 should be circled as that represents the first pitch to the next batter. 
• On the last pitch for that inning, the pitch count recorder should place an "X" over the number that corresponds to the last pitch for that inning.
• If the pitcher returns the next inning, a circle should be made to that "X" since that is the first pitch to a new batter for that inning.
• If there is a pitching change, simply repeat the process for adding the pitcher to the next line on the sheet and start from "1"!
• NOTE: there are two sections on this form. One for Home team pitchers and one for visiting team pitchers.
• NOTE: Color coded numbers represent the number of days rest required for that pitch. Red indicates a pitching threshold.
• At the end of the game, the pitch count recorder should witness and sign the pitch count log for each manager. If the pitch count log is not presented, the pitch count recorder should email [email protected]