What are the pitching limitation rules in Babe Ruth League?

The calendar week of Babe Ruth League, Inc. is Monday, through and including Sunday.

Per Babe Ruth Rule 0.06: A Cal Ripken Baseball pitcher, regardless of age may pitch six (6) innings per calendar week. A Babe Ruth 13-15 pitcher, regardless of age, may pitch seven (7) innings per calendar week. Although there are no written restrictions as to the use of pitchers in the Babe Ruth 16-18 Division local league division, Babe Ruth League, Inc. strongly cautions extreme care be used so an individual player is not overextended.

In the Softball 12U and younger, a pitcher, regardless of age, may pitch in no more than 10 innings per calendar week. There are no pitching restrictions for Softball 14U, 16U, and 18U divisions. However, any registered Babe Ruth Softball league, prior to the beginning of the regular season, may adopt pitching limitations for the 16U division.

A Cal Ripken Baseball pitcher must have two (2) calendar days rest between pitching assignments if he pitches in more than two (2) innings in any one game. A Babe Ruth 13-15 pitcher must have two (2) calendar days rest between pitching assignments if he pitches in more than three (3) innings in any one game.

Each game in which a pitcher pitches is considered one (1) assignment. Therefore, a pitcher in the same game may start out as a pitcher, play another position, and return to the mound and this would still be considered as one (1) assignment.

Tournament Pitching Rules:

No pitcher in Cal Ripken tournament play shall be allowed to pitch in more than six (6) innings in any two successive tournament games within the same tournament level (e.g., all players have full pitching eligibility beginning at each level of tournament competition.)

No pitcher in 13-15 tournament play shall be allowed to pitch in more than seven (7) innings in any two successive tournament games within the same tournament level (e.g., all players have full pitching eligibility beginning at each level of tournament competition.)