Hawaii High School Pitch Count Rules (HHSAA)
- Last checked Nov 1, 2026
- By Julien Levadoux
Under HHSAA rules, Hawaii high school pitchers may throw up to 110 pitches a day. Up to 35 pitches needs no rest; 86 or more needs 3 calendar days of rest. The extra limits are below.
The HHSAA rest table
All levels · 110 pitches a day at most
| Pitches in a day | Rest before pitching again |
|---|---|
| 1–35 | None: may pitch the next day |
| 36–60 | 1 calendar day |
| 61–85 | 2 calendar days |
| 86–110 | 3 calendar days |
Other limits
- A pitcher who reaches 110 mid-at-bat may continue until that batter reaches base, is put out, or the half-inning ends; this applies only to the daily max, not to the rest-day thresholds.
- Pitches on consecutive days are added together and the running total may not exceed 110 (e.g., 30 + 30 on back-to-back days = 60 = 1 day of rest).
- No pitcher may pitch on three consecutive days, regardless of pitch count.
- A pitcher who threw 1-35 pitches may pitch in a later game the same day (combined total capped at 110); a pitcher who threw more than 35 may not pitch in a second game that day.
- A game that ends after midnight counts toward the calendar day it started.
- The official scorer keeps the official pitch count and verifies it after every inning.
- Penalty: head coach is ejected and suspended one game and the pitcher is removed from pitching; leagues may add penalties.
Source: HHSAA Pitch Count Rule (HHSAA pitch count rules, 2018 (the latest posted)). Checked Nov 1, 2026.
The calculator above is set to Hawaii. Enter the pitches thrown and the day, and it shows the rest required and the first day the pitcher can throw again.
How to read the rule
Rest is counted in calendar days, after the day the pitcher threw. A pitcher who throws 73 pitches on a Tuesday needs 2 calendar days of rest, so the first day they can pitch again is Friday. The most rest any Hawaii table requires is 3 days.
Where the rule comes from
These numbers are from the association’s own document: HHSAA Pitch Count Rule, read as the HHSAA pitch count rules, 2018 (the latest posted). Associations can change their rules between seasons, so if the season is about to start, check the association’s current baseball manual too. Your league or tournament may also set stricter limits than the state.
Keeping the count is usually the coaches’ job, often with both teams’ counts compared after the game. The pitch count log has a line for every pitcher and game.