South Dakota High School Pitch Count Rules (SDHSBA)
- Last checked Nov 1, 2026
- By Julien Levadoux
Under SDHSBA rules, South Dakota high school pitchers may throw up to 105 pitches a day. Up to 30 pitches needs no rest; 81 or more needs 4 calendar days of rest. The extra limits are below.
The SDHSBA 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 |
| 61–80 | 3 calendar days |
| 81–105 | 4 calendar days |
Other limits
- A pitcher who reaches 105 during an at-bat may finish that batter, then must leave the mound; finishing a batter is allowed only at the 105 limit, so crossing a lower threshold means the rest for the final total applies.
- A pitcher who throws 31 or more pitches in a game may not pitch in a later game that same day.
- No player may make more than two pitching appearances in any consecutive three-day period; leaving the mound and returning in the same game counts as two appearances.
- A player may not pitch until the required rest days are completed.
- Penalties: exceeding 105 means removal of the player and the coach from the game; violating rest or the appearance rule means forfeiture of the contest.
Source: SDHSBA Pitch Limit Rule (SDHSBA Pitch Limit Rule (the association runs spring high school baseball)). Checked Nov 1, 2026.
The calculator above is set to South Dakota. 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 71 pitches on a Tuesday needs 3 calendar days of rest, so the first day they can pitch again is Saturday. The most rest any South Dakota table requires is 4 days.
Where the rule comes from
These numbers are from the association’s own document: SDHSBA Pitch Limit Rule, read as the SDHSBA Pitch Limit Rule (the association runs spring high school baseball). 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.