NCAA Pitching Lane lines

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by CelticNHBlue

I have heard that we can expect a change in the future regarding these lines. We have a rules committee member at one of our local schools and they have been keeping a close eye on how the lines are working. The bad news is, they love them and want to keep them. They like them so much, they want to make them longer so that the entire line never gets completely removed and there is always something to assist the umpires in making this call. Whether they extend a couple feet or many, many feet is what is yet to be determined.

That is bad news. The point is, the whole line concept is ridiculous, especially when you never see them marked in a uniform fashion. The games I worked yesterday the lines didn't even contact the outer edges of the pitching plate. They began about an inch outside of the most outside edge of the plate, rendering them absolutely useless for their alleged purpose. I see them mismarked more than I see them marked correctly. Most of the coaches I have heard say anything about them have wanted them done away with.

So who, exactly, is it that loves them???