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110Rule 51 - Baseball (3.) This maximum number of Pitches a pitcher may throw in a Contest and the maximum number of Pitches a pitcher may throw during a calendar day is called the Maximum Pitch Count and a pitcher must leave the pitching position when a Maximum Pitch Count is reached, unless the Maximum Pitch Count is reached during a batter%u2019s atbat, in which event the pitcher may fi nish pitching to that batter before leaving the pitching position. c. Mandated Rest; Pitch Count Levels. (1.) A pitcher must rest after reaching the following Pitch Count Levels:Pitch Count Level If the Pitch Count in a calendar day is:The pitchermust rest:1 1-35 0 days2 36-60 1 day3 61-80 2 days4 81-100 3 days5 101-120 4 days (2.) If a pitcher reaches the maximum number of Pitches in a Pitch Count Level during a batter%u2019s at-bat, and the pitcher leaves the pitching position for the day after pitching to that batter, the pitcher%u2019s Pitch Count will be the maximum number of Pitches in the Pitch Count Level the pitcher initially reached during that batter%u2019s at-bat (e.g., if a pitcher reaches the maximum number of Pitches in Pitch Count Level 3 [Eighty (80) Pitches] during a batter%u2019s at bat, and the pitcher leaves the pitching position for the day at the conclusion of that at-bat, the pitcher%u2019s Pitch Count will be Eighty (80) Pitches, irrespective of the number of Pitches thrown during that at-bat). (3.) Regardless of the daily Pitch Count, a pitcher who has a Pitch Count of more than Sixty (60) Pitches over Two (2) calendar days must rest One (1) calendar day. Like the daily Pitch Count, if a pitcher reaches Sixty (60) Pitches on the second calendar day during a batter%u2019s at-bat, the pitcher may fi nish pitching to that batter before leaving the pitching position, and in that event, the Two (2) day Pitch Count would be Sixty (60) Pitches regardless of the number of Pitches thrown during that at-bat. (4.) A pitcher%u2019s period of rest begins on the calendar day following the calendar day in which the pitcher reached the Pitch Count Level which required a period of rest. d. Pitch Count Chart. A School shall maintain a Pitch Count Chart (use IHSAA form) for every pitcher. A copy of the Pitch Count Chart with current statistics must be submitted following each Contest to the appropriate School Administrator by the pitcher%u2019s Varsity baseball coach. The School shall maintain the pitcher%u2019s Pitch Count Chart until a reasonable time after the School%u2019s baseball season is complete. e. A School which intentionally utilizes a pitcher in violation of rule 51-4(b) (Maximum Contest and Daily Pitch Count) or rule 51-4 (Mandated Rest; Pitch Count Levels) must forfeit the Contest in which the violation occurred and report the violation in writing to the IHSAA. f. Replacement Pitchers. A replacement pitcher for a pitcher who has reached a Maximum Pitch Count shall have a maximum of Sixteen (16) warm up throws. g. Recommendations. It is recommended that (i) every School also use a mobile app to count Pitches, (ii) the School of a pitcher who has reached a Maximum Pitch Count carefully consider an appropriate fielding position for that pitcher after considering the fielding position%u2019s throwing requirements, (iii) to allow for growth and arm strength, every School should develop a pitching philosophy that includes the instruction of proper throwing mechanics, broadening the number of players who become pitchers on the team, and develop a %u201cwork up%u201d plan so that a pitcher is not throwing the maximum allowable Pitches from the first day of competition, (iv) every Schools provide an additional day of rest for those pitchers that throw more than Seventy (70) Pitches, and (iv) every School%u2019s coaching staff learn the behaviors of their pitchers and recognize each pitcher%u2019s %u201cfatigue threshold%u201d.