Decrease in Pitches
MAKE EVERY PITCH COUNT WITH "THE PITCHER’S EYE®”.

Major League Baseball now charts the number of pitches a pitcher throws to a given batter, whether it is a hit, walk, error or an out. This is putting an emphasis on pitching strategies with pitch count. The difference, as this web site is being built, is the highest pitches thrown per batter is 4.71 to the best at 3.13, a 34% difference. Imagine the difference at the Little League, High School and College levels. The pitcher’s eye trains a pitcher to throw less but more effective pitches. With less pitches comes less fatigue and less chance of injury.

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Little League of America® has gone to a pitch count, not innings pitched which is putting an emphasis on new pitching strategies with pitch count.  To keep your pitcher in the game help them see the target. Just imagine the difference between 4.71 and 3.13 pitches thrown over a major league season. Say the pitcher faces 38 batters a game, multiple that by the difference of 1.58 pitches x 38= 60. Multiply that by 162 games = 9726. The point of THE PITCHER'S EYE® is to see the target, to throw less but more effective pitches. Over a course of a season there is a 10,000 pitch difference from 3.13 to 4.71. Remember this is the major leagues; these are the best pitchers in the world. Starting in 2007, Little League of America is going to a pitch count and not innings pitched. The intention of THE PITCHER'S EYE® is to throw less but more effective pitches. This will help decrease fatigue and risk of potential injury.