Burnt Orange Nation · Jun 10, 2020
NCAA provides roster relief for college baseball
Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesAfter acting to extent another year of eligibility to senior college baseball players who had their final season cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Division I Council for Legislative Relief acted on Wednesday to provide necessary assistance to programs across the country.
The NCAA did not approve a change proposed by the SEC to increase scholarships from 11.7 to 13.7.
With the 2020 MLB Draft reduced to five rounds and non-drafted players limited to a maximum salary of $20,000, the committee needed to make rule changes to avoid potentially significant roster churn and major headaches for coaching staffs.