Alright, let’s talk about them NCAA baseball pitching rules. You know, the stuff them young fellas gotta follow when they’re throwin’ that ball. It ain’t as simple as just chuckin’ it, no sir. There’s rules for everything these days.
First off, they got this pitch count thing. Now, I ain’t no expert, but from what I gather, it’s all about how many times a pitcher throws the ball. They keep track of every pitch, even the ones that go wild. And if a boy throws too many, he gotta rest. Makes sense, I guess. Don’t want them young arms fallin’ off.
I heard tell that if a pitcher throws, say, between 76 and 110 pitches in a day, he needs three whole days of rest. Three days! Back in my day, we just kept pitchin’ till our arms felt like they was gonna fall off. But times is different, I reckon. They say there’s a maximum of 110 pitches a fella can throw in a game or a day. But if he’s already facing a batter when he hits that 110 mark, they let him finish that fella off, you know, get him out or walk him, before they yank him.
- If a pitcher throws under 30 pitches in a day, he can pitch again the next day. No problem there.
- If he throws 31-50 pitches, he needs one day of rest. That’s fair enough.
- Throw 51-75 pitches, and you’re lookin’ at two days of rest. Still reasonable.
- But like I said, 76-110 pitches means three days off. That’s a long time to be sittin’ on the bench, but them young arms need it, I suppose.
They also changed somethin’ about them inning breaks. Used to be, if a new pitcher came in, they’d give ’em a little extra time. Now, if that new pitcher steps on the track with less than two minutes left on the clock, they reset it to two minutes. No more of that 2:15 stuff. Guess them TV folks needed more time for their commercials. Always thinkin’ ’bout the money, them fellas.
Now, there’s all sorts of other rules too. Like what happens if a pitcher hits a fella tryin’ to score. Or if he balks. I ain’t gonna get into all that, it’s too much for my old brain. But them umpires, they know all the rules. And they ain’t afraid to call ’em, even if it makes the coaches holler and stomp their feet. Seen plenty of that in my day.
They got these rule books, too. Big ol’ things, full of all the ins and outs. They update ’em every year, it seems like. Always changin’ somethin’. Hard to keep up, I tell ya. But them college boys, they gotta know it all. It’s their job.
And it ain’t just the pitchin’ rules, mind you. There’s rules about bats, and bases, and uniforms, and who knows what else. Seems like they got a rule for just about everything. But I guess that’s how it’s gotta be, to keep things fair and square. Can’t have nobody cheatin’, now can we?
So, there you have it. A little bit about them NCAA baseball pitchin’ rules, as best as I can explain it. It ain’t the easiest thing to understand, but it’s important for them young fellas playin’ the game. And it’s important for keepin’ the game honest and safe. That’s what really matters, in the end.
They also got rules about when a pitcher can come back in to pitch if he gets taken out. Like, if he gets taken out of the game, he can’t come back in to pitch later on. Unless, they changed that too. Like I said, they’re always changin’ the rules. Makes an old woman’s head spin.
And there’s something about if the ball hits a runner… I don’t rightly remember it all, but if a legal pitch hits a runner who’s trying to score, that’s a whole ‘nother thing they gotta deal with. Umpires gotta make a call, and sometimes the coaches argue, and it all gets kinda messy. But that’s baseball for ya. It ain’t always pretty, but it’s always excitin’. Especially when them young fellas are throwin’ heat.
Anyways, that’s all I got to say about them rules. I probably missed some stuff, but like I said, I ain’t no expert. Just an old woman who likes to watch a good baseball game now and then. And them NCAA boys, they sure can play.
Tags: [NCAA, Baseball, Pitching Rules, Pitch Count, Inning Breaks, Rule Changes, College Baseball]
