CIF baseball games to include pitch limits

When the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) baseball season begins in March the number of pitches a pitcher can throw in a game will be limited.

The proposal, which will take effect immediately after adoption by the CIF state federation, will limit pitchers in a varsity game to 110 pitches and limit hurlers in junior varsity and freshman games to 90 pitches. If the pitch count is reached during a plate appearance, the pitcher may complete facing that batter.

"The national federation has recently come down with a change that every state has to adopt a pitch count," said CIF San Diego S...