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Rule 51 - Baseball

mechanics, broadening the number of players who become pitchers on the team, and
develop a “work up” 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’s coaching
staff learn the behaviors of their pitchers and recognize each pitcher’s “fatigue threshold”.
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Independent Summer Baseball
High school students may play on high school or non-school amateur baseball teams during
the Summer after their team has been eliminated from IHSAA tourney competition without
jeopardizing their standing or the standing of their School in the Association provided they do
not play under assumed names, provided they do not accept remuneration, directly or indirectly
for their playing, and provided their School is not still competing for conference awards.
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Member School students shall not be considered as violating their amateur standing if they
participate, on non-school, out-of-season days, in baseball schools, clinics, and try-outs
sponsored by professional major and minor league baseball clubs.
NOTE: Any employee or school official of a Member School who acts as an agent or
encourages any negotiations between a high school student and representatives of
Organized Baseball prior to the student’s graduation, is violating the Agreement between
the National Federation and Organized Baseball. Such action on the part of an employee
or school official may cause their School to be suspended from the Association for a period
to be determined by the Committee.
Any evidence that a representative of Organized Baseball is attempting to or has signed a
student prior to graduation should be reported to the Association at once. This is a violation
of the Agreement between the National Federation and Organized Baseball, and the penalty
for such action is under the jurisdiction of Organized Baseball.
51-7
High school students playing on their high school baseball team during the Summer while their
team is still competing for conference awards make themselves ineligible by participating on
any other baseball team during that time.
51-8 Controlled Scrimmage
A School may participate in One (1) Controlled Scrimmage with another IHSAA Member
School no earlier than the day following the Fifth (5th) day of Practice and prior to the First
(1st) scheduled Season Contest (see defi nition of Controlled Scrimmage).
Q & A
Baseball - Generally
Q. 51-1 Can a baseball Season Contest be played after the beginning of the Tournament
Series?
A. Generally, all Season Contests must be played prior to the beginning of the
Tournament Series, however, the Commissioner may extend the time for
completing Season Contests for good cause (e.g., weather, etc.) and may
permit the rescheduling of un-played conference Contests, etc. (rules 50-2,
50-2.1)
Pitching
Q. 51-2 If a Varsity pitcher throws Sixty-two (62) Pitches in the fi rst Contest of a double
header, can he Pitch in the second Contest that same day?
A. Yes. The Pitch Count is a per-day count (One Hundred Twenty (120) per day)
and not a per Contest count. This pitcher would have Fifty-eight (58) Pitches
available in the second Contest of the double header. (rule 51-4(b)(2))
Q. 51-3 If a pitcher exceeds the maximum Pitch Count, what is the penalty?
A. When a pitcher reaches the maximum Pitch Count, the pitcher should leave
the Contest in accordance with the provisions of rule 51-4(c). If the pitcher is
allowed to remain in the Contest after reaching a maximum pitching level or if
a pitcher is allowed to pitch in another Contest after having reach a maximum
pitching level, there is no penalty unless the School intentionally utilizes the
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