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NWL Pitching Guidelines
In an effort to most liken the Northwoods League to the entry levels of Professional Baseball the League has implemented the following pitching guidelines:
A pitcher: Cannot begin a new inning after throwing 100 pitches or more. Cannot face a new batter after throwing 110 pitches or more. In the event a starting pitcher has not allowed a hit, he will not be allowed to begin a new inning after throwing 120 pitches or more. Following an appearance in which a pitcher throws:
100 or more pitches, he must have five full days of rest prior to his next appearance in a game. Between 85-99 pitches, he must have four full days of rest prior to making an appearance in a game. 50 pitches or more he must have two full days of rest prior to making an appearance in a game as a pitcher. If a pitcher throws 35 or more pitches in one inning, he will not be allowed to return for the next inning or the remainder of the game.
A pitcher cannot make appearances in more than two consecutive days. The official scorer will have final say with regard to pitch counts.
A game in which a team( s) is in violation of the Pitching Guidelines shall result in the win from that game being removed and replaced with a loss for the offending team( s). The non-offending team will have their loss taken away but they will not be given a win.
All statistics from the game will remain with the exception of the WON / LOSS record.
Extra Innings Rule
Section 10. For all regular season games but not including playoff games, all extra innings, which are defined as beginning in the 10th inning and each subsequent inning of the game thereafter, will begin with a runner on second base. The runner at second base will be the player in the batting order position previous to the leadoff batter of the inning( or a substitute for that player). By way of example, if the number five hitter in the batting order is due to lead off the 10th inning, the number four player in the batting order( or a pinchrunner for such player) shall begin the inning on second base. Any runner or batter removed from the game for a substitute shall be ineligible to return to the game, as is the case in all circumstances under the Official Playing Rules.
For purposes of calculating earned runs, the runner who begins an inning on second base pursuant to this rule shall be deemed to be a runner who has reached second base because of a fielding error, but no error shall be charged to the opposing team or to any player. The loss in such extra-inning games still counts against the pitcher.
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