NCAA BS 2018 - NCAA Baseball

1 Baseball 2018 . A supplement to the ncaa Baseball Rules Prepared by the editors of Referee Put Your Heart in the Right Pace P ace of play remains in the spot- light in collegiate Baseball . The ncaa Baseball Rules I personally think the length of games that we're dealing with in college Baseball and professional Committee approved an experimental Baseball have been extended too rule for 2018 that permits the long, said Tanner, who is the Southeastern Conference (SEC) athletics director at the University to test coach-to-catcher electronic of South Carolina, Columbia, and communication in an effort to speed former longtime head coach of the up pitch-calling.

2 School's Baseball team. While I don't In the 1970s, the average Men's think anybody is interested in a 1:20. College World Series (CWS) game was game, when you get into 3:40-plus, done in about two-and-a-half hours. you're starting to push it. The quality The general trend in CWS game time of the experience is diminished.. averages has been upward. In 2017, I don't think it's a game you can the average game ran 3 hours and 15 rush, but it's a game that has to have minutes. Many regular season games a particular pace that keeps your are running longer, some pushing attention, Tanner said. And I think toward or past the four-hour mark.

3 We can do some things to make it On May 9, 2017, Arizona defeated better.. Arizona State, 14-13, in a nine-inning An idea that's expected to get mid-week game that lasted 4 hours another look is the play clock. The and 45 minutes. That game may be on SEC tested a play clock several the extreme end, but the overall trend years ago, but a lack of widespread toward longer games has the attention support at the time led to the Rules of the leaders in college Baseball . Committee withdrawing a proposal With the length of games trending for wider use for the 2016 season. upward at a time when people's Minor league Baseball improved pace attention spans seem to be shortening, of play using a play clock, showing rulemakers expect to explore the possibilities and alleviating additional pace of play initiatives.

4 Ryan Bleiberg of Simi Valley, California, concerns such a move would damage monitors time between innings with a Randy Bruns, ncaa Baseball stopwatch. Avoiding excess time between the game's traditions. secretary-rules editor, said he innings is one of the ways to help with pace Minor league Baseball has anticipates the rules committee will of play. knocked 20-25 minutes off their evaluate the intentional walk without games with the play clock, said pitches needing to be thrown and George Drouches, the ncaa . elimination of the third-to-first pickoff head into the rule change year for National Coordinator of Baseball move both pace of play changes next year.

5 Umpires. So, I do believe the play MLB recently adopted. Ray Tanner, chair of the ncaa clock may eventually come to college Everything is on the table, Bruns Division I Baseball Committee, said he Baseball .. said. I anticipate that the Division doesn't want pace of play initiatives to Tanner said when it was tried in I, II and III Baseball committees as compromise the integrity of the game, the SEC, it never became a factor. Bob Messina well as the Rules Committee will be but he sees opportunities to make Everyone knew it was there, and looking at all of those things as we enhancements. See Pace of Play p.

6 15. Published by Referee Welcome to the 2018 College Baseball Season T he 2018 Baseball Guide is designed to provide not only information, but also clarifications leading into the and instructions for umpires were established, as well as video bulletins addressing the primary directive of official warning to attempt to defuse an escalating situation. Umpires: Remember, in all season. Umpires, always keep it with the new rule that the pitcher must situations: Be confident, be credible, be your development clearly declare what pitching position concise, be in control. materials for use he is in when he is taking his sign.

7 Pace-of-play is attracting much in your study and attention (see story on page 1): pregame discussions. Video Bulletins early and communication devices; visible play Coaches, please keep throughout the year focusing on clock to accompany current timing it with your game-day the intentional component of hit- rules for between innings and play materials as a quick by-pitch (HBP) in addition to video with no runners on base; limiting the reference. In addition, examples simplified language duration of a defensive conference at this 2018 ncaa was installed, Coach, I am bringing the mound; and permitting the no- Preseason Guide will your batter back to bat because in my pitch intentional walk.

8 Another item be posted on our judgment your batter intentionally the Rules Committee will include on HOME PLATE page: tried to get hit by that pitch. the survey is eliminating the third- George to-first pickoff move. Remember, we Drouches 2017 saw dramatic reductions in can improve upon our game's pace Head coaches, violent collisions at home plate due in of play: understand and enforce the ncaa National please register as part to better instruction in this regard, timing factors once again, warn, Coordinator of Umpires well to have as well as establishing plays at the enforce, move-on. Remember, time is access to ncaa plate protocol: dirt circle, catcher not not automatically granted to a batter Baseball 's Home Plate.

9 In the baseline, act of fielding, obvious ONLY for safety reasons or IF a 2018 is a non-rules-change year. attempt to avoid a collision. pitcher freezes the hitter too long. Rule interpretations will continue Lastly, calling the high strike (strike to be issued by Randy Bruns, 2018 Points of Emphasis: zone: Rule 7, Section 4, B, 1) will ncaa Baseball Secretary-Rules The Rules Committee discussed help much as well. Editor, and items that will continue the need to continue to emphasize I would like to thank all who to receive attention include: bat student-athlete and coach misconduct participate in our ncaa Baseball tampering, hit by pitch (HBP), pace of issues and bat tampering are all serious Umpire Program for their selfless play, instant replay, pitching position offenses that will not be tolerated in passion to service; in addition, much and the suspension penalties in order to collegiate Baseball .

10 Appreciation as well to the conference clarify and educate all to the provisions. coordinators for their dedication with Instant replay became a permissible Bat testing prior to play in collaborative efforts, including but playing rule in 2017. The centralized the 2017 ncaa Division I Baseball not limited to: branding/marketing location instant replay system and Championship was mandated to of officiating, clinics and educational processes, well developed by the ensure the integrity of competition efforts, evaluation processes, Baseball Umpire Program (BUP) and ensure that bats being used have assignment recommendations used in the Super Regionals and not been altered or tampered with for for ncaa Championships, College World Series is ever- better performance.