College Fall Ball

Dominik85 posted:

What is the purpose of fall ball in college for pitchers?

For hitters I can understand getting some extra ABs but isn't fall ball for pitchers just an extra injury risk?

College coaches are usually highly motivated to keep their jobs or find better ones. They do that by winning. They've all made the calculus that any risks associate with fall ball are far outweighed by the benefits of players getting better and being able to evaluate what they have.
Also, with recent advances in arm care I would think that some freshman pitchers are actually going to reduce their chances of getting injured in the fall because it will be the first time they've ever trained for that.

bacdorslider posted:

FWIW,  at son's school each returning player has a tailored individual plan.  We have one player that has played very little this fall, he's also ranked in the top five picks in the 2020 draft.  I he will workout, Batting Practice  and take balls. No need to scrimmage. 

For son, he spent this summer and fall working out with trainers, throwing BP's , working on CU, tweaking mechanics since the NCAA banned his delivery.  He had a very good  year as a freshman.  Doesn't make any sense to scrimmage really.  

For the freshman , they need all the field time they can get.  As another poster mentioned playing in the AC games, or PG Nationals, even if you throw 94,  is no where near playing at Texas A&M and having 8,000 fans yelling at you and facing batters that see 94 every day ..... 

Coaches use the fall to see who might be ready to "compete" as a freshman.    Older  established players are working on personal stuff.  

Banned his delivery?  What were the changes? 

after he came out his freshman year dealing in the SEC a few coaches  complained to the NCAA and asked a rule interpretation.  the NCAA ( bastard MFer's)  decided ( from pressure from a few coaches that got their ass handed to them that it was illegal pitch.    he double pumps his lift leg, it never touches the ground and he never stops the motion.   He did it to keep his weight back , not to deceive a batter....  anyway one more year of the NCAA and we gone

Son had a good Fall, kept his grades up, got a lot of innings... coaches seem to like him, very hard to read them tho. He tells me it’s different,  everyone is as fast as the fastest kid in HS, everyone hits like the the best hitter in HS. One nice thing he says is the balls in HS that would get to the wall in the gap are now routine fly out s. And you better have movement...they turn on flat 95 all day long.