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RULES COMMITTEE MEETING SET FOR JULY 28TH

The Annual NCBA Rules Committee Meeting will be held on July 28th at the NCBA headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and vote upon rules changes and new rule adoptions to the current rule book that the NCBA member teams have sent in to the appointed Rules Committee Representatives.  If any Division I Teams have any rule changes that they would like discussed at the meeting, they should email their suggestion to Dan Iavarone, the Division I Rules Committee Team Representative, at [email protected].  Dan will speak on your behalf at the meeting and the committee will decide if the rule will be voted upon.  Results of the meeting will be sent out to all member teams and the updated rulebooks for the current season will be released soon after the completion of the meeting.

BREAKING: MARUCCI NAMED OFFICIAL BAT PROVIDER

CollClubSports has reached a 3 year agreement with Marucci Sports for them to be the Official Bat Provider of the NCBA. Teams will receive two new Marucci bats each season, and have the option to purchase more with exclusive discounts. Read more HERE!

SIEMEK BECOMES MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL DIRECTOR

The NCBA is happy to announce that Garrett Siemek has become the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Director. Garrett is a full-time employee with the NCBA and before this move took place, served as the Southern Pacific Regional Director. Garrett is originally from Bel-Air, Maryland as well as a former officer and player with the University of South Carolina, so his knowledge of the area and game will be a great asset to the Mid-Atlantic Teams.

JULY SCOUTING REPORT

The July 2018 Scouting Report is here! Check out all recently released NCSA and NCBA DI Rawlings All-American rosters.

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NORTH ATLANTIC ALL-REGION

Most would say that Penn State University represented the North Atlantic Region well at the 2018 NCBA DI World Series.  Going undefeated and having to be the defending National Champions twice, once in their opening game and once in the Championship Game was a tremendous feat.  The Nittany Lions showed tremendous heart rallying twice in the bottom of the 8th and 9th inning which eventually lead to them winning the 2018 National Championship! The Nittany Lions were anchored by their pitching all season which is evident in them sweeping all four pitching categories on the North Atlantic First Team.  Congratulations to the Penn State Nittany Lions for winning the National Championship and to the rest of the players who made the 2018 North Atlantic All-Region Teams.

GREAT LAKES ALL-REGION

The University of Wisconsin had a strong showing at this year’s World Series representing the Great Lakes.  After a tough first game, the Badgers bounced back and beat a very solid Texas A&M Team.  In the end, the Badgers season didn’t end as they hoped but it was a great season nonetheless.  They lead the Great Lakes first team All Region with 4 selections but plenty of other talented ball players this year in the Great Lakes.  Congratulations to all those who made the 2018 Great Lakes All-Region Teams.

MID-ATLANTIC ALL REGION

East Carolina has been the team to beat in the Mid-Atlantic Region for the past  5-years as they represented the Region in the World Series every year since 2014.  Obviously, if you are that successful, you have terrific leadership and players.  No huge surprise that ECU leads the way with 8 selections on the first team alone.  Congrats to all those in the Mid-Atlantic Region that were selected as All-Region on the 2018 Mid-Atlantic All Region Teams.

GULF COAST ALL-REGION

Texas A&M got back to the NCBA DI World Series after a year hiatus and while the 2018 DI World Series didn’t give them their expected outcome, they did have a fantastic season.  They were anchored by a lot of great players many of whom were selected to the 2018 Gulf Coast All-Region Teams.  The NCBA would like to congratulate everyone who made Gulf Coast All-Region as well.

MID-AMERICA ALL-REGION

Iowa State may have surprised some as the represented the Mid-America Region at the 2018 NCBA DI World Series.  They won the Mid-America North Conference for the first time and were able to come through the losers bracket during the Mid-America Regional and defeat Missouri twice to secure the Mid-America Championship.  They played extremely well at the World Series, but ultimately came up short.  They had a lot of great ballplayers that led the way and it’s no surprise that ISU leads the way with 9 selections on the 2018 Mid-America All-Region Teams.  Congratulations to all those that made it!