A running count of the number of pitches made by a pitcher in a game; the number of pitches so made; (also) a limit set by a coach on the number of pitches that a pitcher should make in a game before being substituted.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Waukesha (Wisconsin) Daily Freeman.
Definition of pitch count in US English:
pitch count
noun
A running count of the number of pitches made by a pitcher in a game; the number of pitches so made; (also) a limit set by a coach on the number of pitches that a pitcher should make in a game before being substituted.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Waukesha (Wisconsin) Daily Freeman.