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  Who counts the pitches at PG tournaments as it pertains to the pitching limits?

Enforcement of rules like this is always a fine line. If you're too strict, you end up punishing honest mistakes severely and if too lax, you allow abuse. It seems if the penalty is strictly defined as simple correction, it incentivizes coaches to push it - worst that happens is they replace the pitcher and move on. It's a risk without penalty. Having said that, if a coach wants to cheat like this, he'll pay his price through reputation. You have to be able to trust the coaching community to some level or none of this works, so...

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