The Riverhawks baseball team will compete in the 2024 season with two visible, 20-second pitch clocks.
One pitch clock stands behind the backstop and the other is on the scoreboard.
Once the clock starts, the pitcher has 20 seconds to begin the windup or the stretch to avoid an automatic ball for the batter.
Batters have to enter the box and face the pitcher with at least five seconds left on the pitch clock to avoid an automatic strike.
Community colleges in the NJCAA are required to have visible pitch clocks at all baseball fields for the upcoming season. Last spring, umpires held stopwatches.
Athletic Director Duane Herr said the purpose of the new clocks, which cost $6,150, is to speed up the game but noted that umpires could do that with their hand-held stopwatches.
Riverhawks baseball adds new pitch clock
AACC adds two new pitch clocks to help speed up baseball games.
August 28, 2023
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