Baseball - NCAA Rules Oversight Panel approves giving baseball coaches two video review

challenges per game, effective for the 2019 season:

20-second play clock not supported

The following plays will be reviewable by the crew chief at his discretion or with the use of a coach’s challenge:

Deciding if a batted ball is fair or foul. The ball must first touch the ground or a fielder beyond the initial position of the first or third baseman.

Deciding if a batted ball is either a ground-rule double or a home run.

Any catch or no-catch ruling in the outfield or foul territory.

A no-catch ruling in the infield in some instances. With runners on base, a no catch within the infield can be changed to a catch only if it results in a third out. With no runners on base, a no catch within the infield can be changed to a catch at any time.

Spectator interference.

Deciding scoring plays at home plate inclusive of collisions (illegal and/or malicious slides) or time plays.

The following plays will be reviewable only by a coach’s challenge or at the crew chief’s discretion beginning in the last two innings of regulation and extra innings:

Force and tag-play calls at any base.

Calls involving whether a base runner passes a preceding runner; determining whether a base runner scored ahead of a third out; and upon an appropriate appeal by the defensive team, determining whether a base runner touched a base.

Plays involving a hit by pitch.

Deciding if a runner failed to retouch a base after a fair or foul ball is legally caught.

The umpire’s placement of runners following a boundary call.

Deciding if interference occurred on a runner’s attempt to break up a double play.

Other rules changes approved include: Just a few of the many rules changes listed:

Pitchers will not be allowed to fake a throw to third base and then throw to first. A balk will be called for this type of pick-off attempt.

Pitchers will no longer be required to throw four pitches on intentional walks. Instead, the defensive team can inform the umpire that it is walking the hitter. Don't like this one.

Teams will be limited to six defensive conferences on the mound per game. Base runners will not be allowed to leave the bases they are occupying during a defensive conference.

Any umpire ruling on intentionally hit batters cannot be argued.

College baseball: Video review challenge system approved