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I firmly believe in pitch counts ... but I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all number.
The strain on a college pitcher is much more than the girl standing at the local park taking a step and lobbing one in. The stamina and focus needed to play 6 rounds of games (at 3-4 innings per game) in a tournament in one day is not the same as a scholastic contest which is only one game (but may be 7 innings in one game).
The key is knowing your daughter or your pitchers and understanding what their capabilities are. Build your base line and work from there. Work with your pitching coach to help find that individual benchmark.
The strain on a college pitcher is much more than the girl standing at the local park taking a step and lobbing one in. The stamina and focus needed to play 6 rounds of games (at 3-4 innings per game) in a tournament in one day is not the same as a scholastic contest which is only one game (but may be 7 innings in one game).
The key is knowing your daughter or your pitchers and understanding what their capabilities are. Build your base line and work from there. Work with your pitching coach to help find that individual benchmark.