Ohio Insider: Extending The Spring Season Has Two Sides
Surveys and tabled votes have surrounded the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association proposal to extend the season two weeks.
But finally - after being discussed in June and then tabled twice - the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors took a vote at the September meeting. To the dismay of many coaches in the state, the proposal was turned down by a 7-2 vote.
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*****WORDING FROM THE OHSAA ON DECISION*****
"By a 7-2 vote, the board denied a proposal from the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association to extend the season two weeks due to the new NFHS-mandated pitch count regulations."
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"It was a proposal that was discussed a lot," noted Tim Stried, the OHSAA Director of Communications. "Based on the fact that a majority of school administrators were not in favor of the data certainly was taken to heart by the Board of Directors"
For some coaches, like St. Ignatius mentor Brad Ganor, the decision did not sit well.
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