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Form the 2007 NCAA Umpires Manual.
Equipment:
Black mask and harness. Black or tan pads (black is preferred). Black throat protector if
not built into the mask. Avoid visible advertising if possible.
All black mask/helmet a hat must be worn with a helmet (wearing a helmet is discouraged
as it tends to draw attention to the umpire)
Ball/strike indicator must be used on plate and bases
Brush every umpire must carry one
Navy blue or heather gray ball bag with no insignias
Pen or pencil
Bat Ring
Between inning mechanics
Base umpires position is in the grass, 10-15 feet from the line, fronting the plate
Plate umpire is 8-10 feet from the plate, opposite the team coming to bat
Pitchers plate is swept, only if needed, using the following priority system:
The remaining umpire on the infield;
The umpire who ends the inning in the middle of the diamond;
3B umpire if both umpires end the inning on the lines
Paul
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"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers."
Thomas Pynchon
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