NCLL Pitching Hub

This hub links to consolidated pitching governance for Baseball (pitch counts & rest) and Softball (innings & workload). Use it to quickly jump to daily max pitch counts, early season ramp guidelines, battery eligibility (Baseball), innings per appearance (Softball), rotation principles, fatigue / removal signs, and printable bench quick sheets.

Last Updated: September 25, 2025

Baseball Pitch Count Reference

• Full Baseball Pitching Reference
• Daily Pitch Count Maximums
• Early Season Ramp (Pre–June 1)
• Mandatory Rest Thresholds
• Catcher / Pitcher (Battery) Eligibility
• Division → Age Mapping
• Safety & Best Practices

Softball Innings Reference

• Full Softball Pitching / Innings Reference
• Innings Per Appearance (Guideline)
• Early Season Ramp (Pre–June 1)
• Rotation & Usage Principles
• Fatigue / Removal Signs
• Dual-Sport / External Load
• Safety & Best Practices

Printable Quick Sheets

• Baseball Pitching Quick Sheet (Print)
• Softball Pitching Quick Sheet (Print)

Key Anchors (Direct Links)

• Baseball: Daily Max Pitch Counts
• Baseball: Early Season Ramp
• Baseball: Rest Thresholds
• Baseball: Battery Eligibility
• Softball: Innings Baseline
• Softball: Early Season Ramp
• Softball: Rotation

Maintainer: Early Season Ramp Visibility

Goal: After June 1 each year, hide early-season ramp highlight blocks (still leave data available for context). Current approach uses CSS class early-season-visible on April/May ramps. To hide:

• Open Baseball Early Season Section & Softball counterpart (Softball Early Ramp)
• Change section class from early-season-visible to early-season-hidden
• Leave anchor id intact so legacy links still resolve
• Optionally add a short note inside section noting it is now off-season (do not delete historical table)

Future Enhancement: Could automate with a tiny JS date check; intentionally avoided for static simplicity.