Fairfield Little League World Series

[mike012]

LLWS is all over the place. Some teams randomly get a bye others play extra games and in the end it isn’t really double elimination.

 

[SoFla Steve]

Not off to a good start. Down 3 runs in the top of the first. 34 pitches thrown already.

 

[Flipside]

Yes, it is against the spirit of a double elimination tournament but there is a reason behind this. The belief was that having to win back to back games (or winning game two after losing the first game) would deplete the pitching too much for the world championship game.

The preliminary rounds were given the same format to conform with how the world series is formatted.

next year they'll implement a BCS system, play no games, and just pick 2 teams to play for the championship

 

[Lafayette]

Not off to a good start. Down 3 runs in the top of the first. 34 pitches thrown already.

3-1 as we got one bottom of first

ugh 4-1 now

 

[mike012]

Unfortunately Nevada made the big plays that CT made last game

 

[superjohn]

Fairfield third base coach really blew it.

 

[HitDog]

Yes but that was a terrible send by the 3rd base coach

 

[Lafayette]

no access to watch here in turkey 12:29am but espn has shown 4-2 bottom 5 for 10 minutes

 

[maple]

Yes but that was a terrible send by the 3rd base coach

Had me yelling at my phone. Wtf was he thinking. That could be the game.

 

[bjc42]

Tough loss

 

[Lafayette]

Bummer they went undefeated yet Nevada prevailed with a loss coming in - had this been single elimination we would not have faced them.

 

[jibsey]

Nevada was better today, won’t blame the coach.

 

[huskymedic]

Connecticut's Fairfield National beats Aruba in third-place game at Little League World Series

-> Fairfield National, the Connecticut and Metro champions, used a pitching-by-committee effort and three RBIs combined from the Taxiltaridis twins to beat Santa Cruz, Aruba, 4-2, in the consolation game at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. With the victory, Fairfield National became the first Connecticut team since Bridgeport's North End Little League in 1957 to finish third in the world. <-

 

[jibsey]

Connecticut's Fairfield National beats Aruba in third-place game at Little League World Series

-> Fairfield National, the Connecticut and Metro champions, used a pitching-by-committee effort and three RBIs combined from the Taxiltaridis twins to beat Santa Cruz, Aruba, 4-2, in the consolation game at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. With the victory, Fairfield National became the first Connecticut team since Bridgeport's North End Little League in 1957 to finish third in the world. <-

Great effort and they should be proud. They will remember it forever.

 

[mike012]

Final standings

Taipei 5-0
CT 5-1
Nevada 5-2

 

[Ports21]

I don't really understand why it's "double elimination" until the US/Int'l title games. Nevada should have had to beat them twice to get to the ultimate final.

 

[alexd]

I don't really understand why it's "double elimination" until the US/Int'l title games. Nevada should have had to beat them twice to get to the ultimate final.

I get it, but if they played another game, wouldn't that put the winning team at a big disadvantage in the finals vs. Taipei with the number of pitches thrown rule they use?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I get it, but if they played another game, wouldn't that put the winning team at a big disadvantage in the finals vs. Taipei with the number of pitches thrown rule they use?

Yes. That is why they changed it.

 

[thekollieman]

Yes. That is why they changed it.

With that in mind, what’s the deal with the pitches thrown rule? I’m not a baseball guy so I’m admittedly ignorant, but who’s to say a kid who’s willing and able to keep throwing shouldn’t keep throwing?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

With that in mind, what’s the deal with the pitches thrown rule? I’m not a baseball guy so I’m admittedly ignorant, but who’s to say a kid who’s willing and able to keep throwing shouldn’t keep throwing?

There have been rules on this for quite a while as in the late 1970's (I'm old, i was already many years beyond little league at this point) there were a lot of complaints about kids ruining their arms before high school age because of pitching too much.

I personally believe they've gone a bit too far on the pitching limitations but in cases like this it is better to err on the side of caution.

 

[HooperScooper]

With that in mind, what’s the deal with the pitches thrown rule? I’m not a baseball guy so I’m admittedly ignorant, but who’s to say a kid who’s willing and able to keep throwing shouldn’t keep throwing?

Are you serious? They're trying to protect kids' bodies. You really think the decision should be left to a 12 year old? Are you a parent?

Here are the rules on pitch limits and rest periods. See 14 and under rules in the link. Pitch limit per game is 85 (although you can go over that to finish the batter if a pitcher gets to 85 during an at-bat).

Baseball pitchers league age 14 and under​

• ◆ 1-20 Pitches = 0 Days Rest
• ◆ 21-35 Pitches = 1 Day Rest
• ◆ 36-50 Pitches = 2 Days Rest
• ◆ 51-65 Pitches = 3 Days Rest
• ◆ 66+ Pitches = 4 Days Rest

Regular Season Pitching Rules

The eligibility of a player to pitch in a Little League® baseball game is governed by a tiered pitch count that is tied to the number of pitches throw in a game. The pitch count determines how many days of rest are required before said player may pitch again in a Little League game.

www.littleleague.org

 

[thekollieman]

Are you serious? They're trying to protect kids' bodies. You really think the decision should be left to a 12 year old? Are you a parent?

Here are the rules on pitch limits and rest periods. See 14 and under rules in the link. Pitch limit per game is 85 (although you can go over that to finish the batter if a pitcher gets to 85 during an at-bat).

Baseball pitchers league age 14 and under​

• ◆ 1-20 Pitches = 0 Days Rest
• ◆ 21-35 Pitches = 1 Day Rest
• ◆ 36-50 Pitches = 2 Days Rest
• ◆ 51-65 Pitches = 3 Days Rest
• ◆ 66+ Pitches = 4 Days Rest

Regular Season Pitching Rules

The eligibility of a player to pitch in a Little League® baseball game is governed by a tiered pitch count that is tied to the number of pitches throw in a game. The pitch count determines how many days of rest are required before said player may pitch again in a Little League game.

www.littleleague.org

I said I’m not a baseball guy… it just doesn’t strike me as particularly different from doing any number of other repetitive motions without limitation. That’s why I asked.

 

[HooperScooper]

I said I’m not a baseball guy… it just doesn’t strike me as particularly different from doing any number of other repetitive motions without limitation. That’s why I asked.

Lots of kids in high school and college are having Tommy John surgery now, much more than ever before, so I think it is different. I'm not a physiologist but I don't think the human body was made to endure thousands of pitches at high speeds.

In all honesty I'm not sure the LL pitch limits and rest periods completely protect pitchers from getting hurt, but it's much better than no limits and rest periods. If you've never played summer baseball or had a kid on a team you probably have no idea how competitive it is. I can't even imagine what would happen if these rules were not in place.