Kansas High School Pitch Count Rules (KSHSAA)
- Last checked Nov 1, 2026
- By Julien Levadoux
Under KSHSAA rules, Kansas high school pitchers may throw up to 105 pitches a day. Up to 30 pitches needs no rest; 76 or more needs 4 calendar days of rest. The extra limits are below.
The KSHSAA rest table
All levels · 105 pitches a day at most
| Pitches in a day | Rest before pitching again |
|---|---|
| 1–30 | None: may pitch the next day |
| 31–45 | 1 calendar day |
| 46–60 | 2 calendar days |
| 61–75 | 3 calendar days |
| 76–105 | 4 calendar days |
Other limits
- A pitcher may finish the batter if the 105 max is reached mid-at-bat.
- The rule is daily: doubleheader pitches are combined, and the day's total sets the rest.
- Rest applies across all levels (e.g., 62 pitches in a JV game = 3 days before pitching at any level).
- Only competitive pitches count; warm-up and bullpen pitches do not.
- Limits apply to the pitcher, not to each arm (ambidextrous pitchers).
- Applies even when a Kansas school plays an out-of-state team or plays in another state.
- Penalty: the violating player becomes immediately ineligible until reinstated by KSHSAA, the coach must be reinstated before coaching on a later date, and the game is forfeited; violations must be reported immediately.
Source: KSHSAA Pitch Count Rule (KSHSAA pitch count rule, in effect since 2017). Checked Nov 1, 2026.
The calculator above is set to Kansas. 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 68 pitches on a Tuesday needs 3 calendar days of rest, so the first day they can pitch again is Saturday. The most rest any Kansas table requires is 4 days.
Where the rule comes from
These numbers are from the association’s own document: KSHSAA Pitch Count Rule, read as the KSHSAA pitch count rule, in effect since 2017. 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.