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[dumbdumb]

Pitches between :32 and :50. Do any look high, low, inside, outside for NCAA?

 

Just asking for a learning tool for those of us who do not work NCAA and the difference between MLB and NF strikezone on pitches.

 

This is not for criticism, just learning aid or tool.

 

NCAA plays for learning are much harder to find than MLB.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDji2CwUPgg

[johnnyg08]

They take a lot of work to edit and publish.  I'll have a bit more time now, to post some of these like I did last year.

[johnnyg08]

I thought the first two called pitches were the most border.

 

But, we were told at the NCAA meeting this year that the bigger zones gets you the better ratings.

[UMP45]

This is my personal opinion and how I work. From what I could tell Nola was around the plate consistently. If a pitcher can show me this I will be calling a lot of strikes. Also if the pitches "off" the plate were "hittable". Agree with johnnyg08. When I was working college we were told the same thing.

[VAUmp]

Good strikes!  

 

Never miss an opportunity to call a strike!   -dalai lama

[hckyosgood30]

Call strikes, call strikes call strikes.  Guys this is what is being told to us at every level of collegiate baseball.  The west coast is still the tightest in terms of zones.  But the powers that be don't want long drawn out ball 3-2 = walk games. 

[slo8140]

I agree. This was my first season calling small college ball and this summer is my third calling in the Texas Collegiate League (College Summer League with guys from all across the county).

 

Wanting more strikes is the biggest difference I have noticed at this level. You get a lot less complaints calling a big zone. They seem to put up with more width more than they do getting the high strike. I had a game last night. Called a big zone...pitching seems to be a bit down in the league this year...Got no complaints except for a couple of pitches that I balled that were too low or outside even for my big zone.

 

It is a learning process at the college level. I thought my 14 years of HS ball would have prepared me, but It has taken a couple of years of calling summer league and this spring calling college stuff to get comfortable with my zone at this level. A whole different ballgame, but when you get a pitcher that can hit spots and a catcher that knows what he is doing....it is a lot of fun. The game calls itself.