ballcoach15 wrote:....Most umpires have too small a zone. But the strike zone should be identical for every conference within NCAA. I have researched the NCAA rule book. It does not have different one for different conferences. But I see what you are saying about difference in SEC and BSC I was at SEC game last Friday (Alabama @ South Carolina)....
The strike zone is the same... it's called more accurately for SEC games. The umpires at the last home LU games were calling balls outside the river, even on the chalk. That is not a strike, not even close. But, fans in the stands holler and fuss when it is close to the plate. The ball has to cross the black of the plate to be a strike. If there is 1/32 of an inch of clay between the ball and the plate.. it's a ball.
Page 126 & 127 will give you pictures of what the NCAA zone is. There is 0 guess work or opinion in what SHOULD be called.
http://www.ncaapublications.com/product ... s/SR17.pdf
My predictions are (totally useless.. but hey):
1. We will finish 3rd in conference. I don't see Longwood sweeping CCU.
2. Radford wins 2 games against Campbell and finishes 4th.
3. CSU wins 2 games against Presby and finishes 5th.
4. Campbell wins 1 game against Radford and finishes 6th.
5. We will start with Campbell at BSC next week.