Pitcher /catcher restrictions

[carolinablue]

I had a coach ask me this today before a LL Junior game. He was short handed and was trying to put together an entire game.

Rule VI (a) under pitchers states: Any player who has played the position of catcher for 4 or more innings in a game, is not elgible to pitch on that day.

Rule VI 3. states: A pitcher who delivers 41 or more pitches in a game cannot play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.

So his question was: Could a catcher who has caught for 3 innings, pitch for one inning and return as catcher for the final 3 innings provided he delivers less than 41 pitches during the inning he pitches.

On one hand the rules are limiting a kid from catching more than 4 innings a game and pitching as well, but on the other hand a pitcher could start a game and throw 40 pitches in one inning and catch for 6 innings.

Am I missing something here. I know some of you guys are UIC for your LL so I am asking you for help on this. Thanks,

PS. My response to him was that IMO the spirit of the rule was to keep a kid from catching( more than 4 innings ) and pitching in the same day, so I felt we should limit the catcher to only 4 innings if he pitched at all but it does seem like a contradiction in the rules.

[Rich Ives]

I had a coach ask me this today before a LL Junior game. He was short handed and was trying to put together an entire game.

Rule VI (a) under pitchers states: Any player who has played the position of catcher for 4 or more innings in a game, is not elgible to pitch on that day.

Rule VI 3. states: A pitcher who delivers 41 or more pitches in a game cannot play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day.

So his question was: Could a catcher who has caught for 3 innings, pitch for one inning and return as catcher for the final 3 innings provided he delivers less than 41 pitches during the inning he pitches.

On one hand the rules are limiting a kid from catching more than 4 innings a game and pitching as well, but on the other hand a pitcher could start a game and throw 40 pitches in one inning and catch for 6 innings.

Am I missing something here. I know some of you guys are UIC for your LL so I am asking you for help on this. Thanks,

PS. My response to him was that IMO the spirit of the rule was to keep a kid from catching( more than 4 innings ) and pitching in the same day, so I felt we should limit the catcher to only 4 innings if he pitched at all but it does seem like a contradiction in the rules.

The answer is yes. It's a loophole.

And BTW it's not catch FOR 4 innings, it's catch IN 4 innings. As soon as he catches one pitch in the 4th inning he cannot pitch.

[th3]

is that the case in lillt eleague majors as well?

[mtnump]

is that the case in lillt eleague majors as well?

Yes it is.

[mstaylor]

Yes it is indeed a loophole.