NCAA Check Swing Mechanic

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by oldadmark

3-man, with R1. U3 in position behind 2b. U1 on line. Check swing (either R or L handed batter). Is the new NCAA mechanic to go to the "open" umpire mean go to U3 in the middle???

I may be wrong, but I believe the "old" way was to always go to the umpire on the line. So in your situation, the PU would go to U1, even for a left-handed batter. Similarly, with U3 on the line and U1 behind 2B, U3 would take all check swings, regardless of the batter's handedness.

The "new" way would have U3 taking a lefty's checked swing in your sitch. But U1 would still have the call for a righty. I cannot imagine going to U3 for a righty when U1 is on the line.