After 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.