Southern has yet to practice with new college baseball

COURTESY SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern has been thrown a curveball as it prepares to start the season with the NCAA’s new baseball.

The Jaguars have yet to receive the new “flat-seam” balls from Spalding, so the Jaguars have been practicing with the baseballs that were used last season.

Southern coach Roger Cador said he was assured last month that the new baseballs would arrive in time for the start of the season. The Jaguars play an exhibition game against Baton Rouge Community College on Feb. 13 and visit Nicholls State to start the season four days later.

But for now, Cador has yet to see or touch any of the new baseballs.

“I certainly would prefer to have the baseballs to practice with before we use them in a game,” Cador said. “It would be easier on the pitchers if they knew what they’re throwing with.”

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