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NCAA schools propose changes to current baseball scheduling

William Knox — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000

After last season’s changes to the schedule for NCAA baseball teams, a proposal has been raised to add a 14th week onto the beginning of the scheduling period to allow an easement from the already cramped 56-game schedule the NCAA allows.

The proposal, sponsored by Conference USA, is opposed by a group comprised solely of [...]

SEC to use Pitch Clock in 2010 Tourney

Brian Foley — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:03:41 +0000

According to multiple sources, SEC Athletic Directors have approved the use of a 20 second pitch clock during the 2010 SEC Tournament. The goal of the clock is to shorten games and make them more fan and TV friendly.

I remember watching last season a game from the SEC Tournament at around 1 AM [...]

West Virginia’s Van Zant’s proposal goes to NCAA Division 1 Baseball Committee

Brian Foley — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

I reported on January 6th that West Virginia head coach Greg Van Zant made a proposal for a change to the RPI. (FULL STORY) It was discussed at the ABCA convention and recently was sent off to the NCAA Division 1 Baseball Committee where it will be reviewed again.

Here is the basis of the [...]

WVU’s Van Zant wants a Change in RPI

Brian Foley — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:31 +0000

West Virginia’s Greg Van Zant recently made a proposal to the NCAA about changing the RPI to make it more reasonable for Northern schools. The main point in his proposal was that 60 percent of games are won by the home team. This gives the Northern schools who have to start the first three weeks [...]

Rivals Links

Brian Foley — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:54:41 +0000

Our good friend Kendall Rogers of Rivals has been putting out some great articles over the last few weeks. You can check out the links after the jump.

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CBB Roundtable on 2009 Rule Changes

Brian Foley — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:21:51 +0000

The College Baseball Blog will be providing roundtable discussions during the season on some of the big issues around college baseball. We invited Swarthmore Assistant Coach Jordan Wyckoff to join our writers to discuss some of the rule changes for the 2009 NCAA season. Some of the changes are minor and others focus on the [...]