By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor
Beginning March 16, when Baylor hosts Texas Tech for its Big 12 opening series, the Bears will activate two visible 15-second pitch clocks as per a new experimental rule by the Big 12 conference.
The 15-second pitch clocks will only be used when there are no base runners. Failure for a pitcher to adhere to the pitch clock will result in a ball being rewarded to the batter. If the hitter doesn’t enter the batter’s box within the time constraint, a strike will be rewarded.
One pitch clock will be located underneath the scoreboard in left-center field and the other will be beneath the press box in the center of the stands, where it is visible to the pitcher.