How far do 9-year-olds pitch from? The pitching distance for a 9-year-old is anywhere between 46 – 50 feet. They cannot exceed 80 innings of pitching throughout 12 months and must take four months off from throwing over 12 months.
Distance from back point of home plate to CENTER of second base: 99 feet. The base must dislodge from its anchor.
Field and Equipment info:
Regulations may vary by organization, but these are typical guidelines for 10U: Pitching Mound Distance (feet): 46. Distance between bases (feet): 65. Typical permitted bats: USSSA or USA.
Pitching velocity by age in the U.S.
Age | Average Velocity¹ | Your Goal² |
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8 | 39 MPH | 40 MPH |
9 | 44 MPH | 45 MPH |
10 | 47 MPH | 50 MPH |
11 | 52 MPH | 55 MPH |
Ages 11-12 – 85 pitches per day. Ages 9-10 – 75 pitches per day. Ages 7-8 – 50 pitches per day.
Pitching Distance: 44 ft. Base Distances: 60 ft. 8.09.
(Typically 46-50’ Pitching Distance)
Age | Daily Max (Pitches in Game) | 2 Days Rest |
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9-10 | 75 | 36-50 |
11-12 | 85 | 36-50 |
James Andrews (renowned orthopaedic surgeon and medical director for the Andrews Institute) recommends that youth pitchers refrain from throwing curveballs until they have mastered the fastball and change-up and are at least 14 years old4.
Games are 6 innings and the winner of a coin flip, rock/paper/scissors between opposing players or odd/even number from umpires counter determines home team. Method will be determined by plate umpire. The pitch count ENDS on the first pitch to the last batter faced.
Base stealing IS allowed in the 9U division, however, leading off is NOT. In 9U, the base runner must wait until the ball crosses home plate before stealing.
How Far is the Pitcher’s Mound for 8 Year Olds? The Little League pitching distance for 7 and 8 year olds is 42 feet from the home plate. The benefit of having a shorter distance means children are able to throw more strikes.
PITCHING : Pinto Baseball (Machine & Coach Pitch): 38 feet, Pinto Baseball (Player Pitch): 40 feet. FAIR PLAY AREA : Within the first base and third base foul lines and a fence or marked line 150 feet from home plate.
Field and Equipment info:
Regulations may vary by organization, but these are typical guidelines for 12U: Pitching Mound Distance (feet): 50. Distance between bases (feet): 70.
In general, 9U baseball is not coach-pitch. At the 9U baseball level, there may be a handful of coach-pitch leagues, but a majority of 9U baseball teams are kid-pitch leagues.
Coaches as young as the Little League age seem to put a lot of emphasis on fastball velocity and how hard a pitcher can throw. For those of you looking to see where your velocity falls in your age group, read on! The average fastball velocity for pitchers 10 years old and younger is between 40-50 mph.
Please stop using batting average
Rating | OPS |
---|---|
Excellent | 1.000 |
Great | 0.900 |
Above Average | 0.800 |
Average | 0.710 |
(Typically 46’ Pitching Distance)
Age | Daily Max (Pitches in Game) | 2 Days Rest |
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7-8 | 50 | 36-50 |
There is no professional consensus as to when exactly kids should start pitching in league games. A handful of online forums mention 9 or 10 as being the right age, but not as any sort of hard, fast rule; the official Little League site has kids pitching starting at age 9.
1.1 Bases: The bases are set 60 feet apart. 1.2 Pitcher’s Mound: The pitching mound shall be in the center of the infield 40 feet from home plate. 1.3 Bat: There is no restriction on bat diameter or length-weight differential.
Pitching distance for divisions of baseball for Junior and Senior League Divisions is 60 feet, 6 inches, with a local league option to shorten the distance to 54 feet for Junior League Baseball and 50 feet for Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division for regular season play.
8U - INSTRUCTIONAL PLAYER & COACH PITCH
8u is an instructional league to teach eight and under (Minimum age 6) players the fundamentals of baseball. 8u is player & coach pitch league. We allow players to pitch to each batter until the batter hits the ball in play, strikes out, or the pitcher throws 3 balls.