Little League minors baseball coming in from the bench to pitch

[KrazyRay]

I can't find the rule that states a player cannot come into the game from the bench to the pitcher position. Does that rule exist and if so what rule is it? I looked through rule 8 and I don't see it. Thanks

[JonnyCat]

That's not a rule in Little League. A pitcher can come in off the bench and go to any position.

However, there could be substitution issues depending on what type of batting order is being used. Little League allows bat 9, or continuous batting order.

Since you said you are in the minors division, you are required to use continuous batting order (CBO). See rule 4.04. With CBO, there is free substitutions. So in your case, a player can come in off the bench and pitch at anytime, or play any other defensive position.

Now there are pitching restrictions. Those are covered under Regulation VI. But as long as they are eligible to pitch, they can come in off the bench.

Hope that helps.

[ArchAngel72]

There are rules against the catcher moving to pitch after 4 innings of catching.

 

I think that is the only restriction, unless of course a player has pitched already in the day or previous day and is not allowed due to inning restrictions