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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You mentioned pitch count above—is it appropriate for pitchers to pitch a whole game?  Games on consecutive days with no rest days?  It’s so different than baseball in that way, but it seems to be the norm that they pitch their best pitcher day after day.[/quote]

Depends on age and there are some guidelines now.

See this: http://www.ortho.ufl.edu/sites/ortho.ufl.edu/files/handouts/Softball-Injury-Prevention.pdf

That's pretty conservative, though.

Remember that most travel games are timed -- typically 75 minutes to 90 minutes. So, sure, one girl can pitch a whole game and not hit her pitch count because she's only pitching four or five innings (sometimes only 3!) and not a fully 7.

The coaches you want to avoid are the ones who have one stud pitcher and ride her all day in pool play on Saturday and then in bracket play on Sunday so come Monday she has pitched 7 games and thrown 300-400 pitches. That will destroy a young pitcher's arm over time, no matter how good her mechanics.

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