Just curious: What (if any) pitch counts are your HS pitchers being limited to in the first games of the season? My son's team played their first game this week. I was surprised that he went over 90 pitches and the other team's P threw over 100. It was about 50 degrees and windy at game time--pretty typical weather for this time of year in these parts. The boy said afterwards that his arm felt fine, but his legs were gassed for the last 10-15 pitches (and he missed high with most of those).
My kid is a senior and big guy with no history of arm problems. I don't plan to say a word to the coach and I'm not concerned exactly... but maybe a little uneasy to see that many pitches for the season opener in February. The schedule is such that the boy won't pitch again for a full week (and probably go 90-100 pitches again then--the staff is pretty thin this year).