What’s In This Issue?
• Games Are Being Played At Faster Pace: NCAA Division I 9-inning games average 2 hours and 57 minutes during 2021 season. Vanderbilt’s Tim Corbin explains positives and negatives of 20-Second Action Rule.
• Editorial: Umpires must enforce 20-second play clock to ensure faster games. Too many umps are not holding pitchers and hitters accountable.
• Cutting More Time Off Games: Jim Schlossnagle of Texas A&M explains why extreme hustle can pay off with wins, exciting baseball and shorter contests.
• More Tech Hits College Baseball: While 1-way electronic catcher communication rule is approved, jury still out on how helpful this will be for college baseball with time-honored pitch calling systems already in place.
• Roundup Of Summer Collegiate Champions: From NBC World Series to Cape Cod League winners, plus many more, CB delves into numerous summer champions.
• Interesting New High School Rule: If pitcher doesn’t receive signs from catcher, he must simulate taking sign on rubber or face consequences.
• Baseball Loses A Legend: Robert Smith, who orchestrated baseball being an official Olympic gold medal sport in 1992, dies at age 85 following illness.
• Lou Pavlovich Column: Meet four ball players you will never, ever forget, including a pitcher who performed a fire-breathing and fire-eating act.
• $1.5 Million Gift Given: University of Memphis is the beneficiary of upgrade to baseball complex from Memphis businessman Avron Fogelman.
• ABCA Barnstormers Clinics Set: Here are six clinic dates and sites across the USA that you don’t want to mikss.
• Pacific Association Top Players For 2021: ABCA announces Pacific Association All-Americans, Northern and Southern California All-Region teams and Northwest All-Region squads.
• Numerous Coaching Changes Take Place: Read a full page of coaching moves across the USA, including head coaches and assistant coaches.
• Ruleball With Rich Marazzi: Rare ‘teammate interference’ can cause problems, and Rich Marazzi explains how not to be hurt by this rule during games.
