2023 NCAA Baseball Pitch Timer Rule Changes and Their Impact

Potential Symptoms

Customer reports new rule changes put them in a position where they can't effectively run pitch timers during games.
Customer asks how they can increase the number of stored pitch timer settings
Customer has an Allsport 1600 series console and can not use more than 2 pitch timers

Environment

All NCAA baseball locations affected by the rule changes facilities hosting NCAA teams either temporarily or permanently.

Action clock modifications and other rule changes in college baseball | NCAA.com
Action clock modifications approved in baseball - NCAA.org

Cause

In response to rule changes set forth by NCAA for college baseball, Daktronics customers within the NCAA will be responsible for running pace of play timers for specific situations:

Non-Conference games

20 seconds between pitches
2 minutes (120 seconds) between half innings.

Conference games (Southeastern Conference only)

When a runner is on base, pitchers have 18 seconds to begin their pitch rotation before clock expires and they are penalized.
Without a runner on base, they have 14 seconds.
They will have 30 seconds to begin pitch rotation between batters or mound visits.
New pitchers have 2:30 before pitch rotation to settle in and warm up.
There will be 2:00 minutes in between half innings.

Resolution

Our Pitch timers are capable of providing this kind of flexibility as long as they have a 5000 series console.

(EXAMPLE)

turn on your Allsport 5000 series console
1. choose code 5001 for Pitch timer
  1. Preset 1:
    1. Press <EDIT>
    2. Press <PRESET 1>
    3. Press <0><1><5> followed by <ENTER>. For 18 second time*
    4. Press <ENTER> when prompted for "WARNING" time
    5. Press <PRESET 1> to see time entered display
  2. Preset 2:
    1. Press <EDIT>
    2. Press <PRESET 2>
    3. Press <0><2><0> followed by <ENTER>. For 14 second time*
    4. Press <ENTER> when prompted for "WARNING" time
    5. Press <PRESET 2> to see time entered display
  3. Preset 3:
    1. Press <EDIT>
    2. Press <PRESET 3>
    3. Press <2><2><5> followed by <ENTER>. For 2:30 time.
    4. Press <ENTER> when prompted for "WARNING" time
    5. Press <PRESET 3> to see time entered display

There should be preset menus for up to 10 timers
Uses the following: All Sport 5000 Series Console Pitch Timing Insert 03000619

KB ID: 000026762

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