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				Originally posted by AlabamaBlue  
I just have to throw this out there, but what do you think the reaction would be in a good NCAA game if you were to call the pitch that just catches the armpits a strike?  The rulebook says it's a strike, but with a 12" ball the pitch that just catches the armpits is also going to be catching part of the chin on most of the batters. 
			
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 I believe the NCAA wants the entire ball below that line to be included in the strike zone, therefore no balls at the chin will be strikes.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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