College Baseball History
History - Winners
Compared to American football and basketball in the United States, college tournaments play a less important part in baseball, while the minor league structure is more important. College baseball is played on the intercollegiate rank at institutions of higher education in the US.
On July 1, 1859 the first known intercollegiate baseball game took place in Pittsfield, Massachusetts among squads representing Amherst College and Williams College. Amherst won, 73-32.
As with other intercollegiate sports, most college baseball is played under the sponsorship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The final rounds of the NCAA competition are known as the College World Series and it is held on each of the three levels of competition sanctioned by the NCAA. The College World Series take place in Omaha, Nebraska in June after the regular season is over.
The rules of college baseball are considerably similar to the Official Baseball Rules. Only for the following exceptions:
- The designated hitter rule is used. A player may serve as both pitcher and DH at the same time and may remain in one position when removed in the other.
- The bat may be made of wood or of aluminum or a metal or composite material that meets NCAA standards.
- The second half or both ends, of a doubleheader are usually seven innings in length. A mercy rule may be in use.
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