SUPPLEMENT NO. 5

DI C/C Cabinet 2/08

REPORT OF THE

NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL COMMITTEE

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.

1. College World Series of Omaha, Inc. College World Series of Omaha, Inc. provided the committee with an overview and timeline of the future stadium evaluation process. All current Rosenblatt Stadium maintenance projects were reviewed. The committee was also presented with the coaches’ survey results from the 2007 Men’s College World Series. City of Omaha representatives discussed potential clean zone policies/ordinances for the 2008 Men’s College World Series.

2. Men’s College World Series Ticket Initiative Report. NCAA staff provided the committee with an update on discussions with ticket and hospitality agencies regarding the Men’s College World Series and potential initiatives (ticket exchange, hospitality and advance sale).

3. ESPN. The committee met with representatives from the ESPN production and programming staffs to discuss television issues relating to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

4. American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Dave Keilitz, Executive Director of the ABCA, provided a report to the committee regarding the ABCA Convention that will be conducted in Philadelphia this January.

5. NCAA Umpiring Program. The committee received an update from Dave Yeast, national coordinator for baseball umpires, regarding plans for the 2007-08 season. The committee determined that they will designate several standby umpires for the 2008 Men’s College World Series, these standby umpires will be called if one of the eight MCWS umpires is unable to continue officiating during the series. The standby umpires will need to be able to get to Omaha on very short notice.

6. Baseball Rules. The committee received an update on baseball rules changes for the 2007-08 season. The committee expressed a strong desire to have the Baseball Issues Committee review ways to speed up the pace of play. The committee feels that length of collegiate baseball games may be having a negative impact on college baseball.

7. Rating Percentage Index (RPI). The committee agreed to include the University of South Carolina Upstate and Florida Gulf Coast University as a Division I opponent for purposes of RPI calculations. The committee also approved the release of the RPI on the dates of April 23, April 30, May 7, May 14 and May 21 of 2008.

8. Miscellaneous Committee Issues. After discussion the committee determined that during the selection process, when using a poll vote to determine selection to the bracket no more than 50 percent of the bracket can be voted in on any one vote. The committee also determined that during super regional competition, the coin flip to determine the home team for the third game must take place during the mandatory prechampionship meeting.

9. Baseball Academic Enhancement Working Group. The committee received an update on the status of the override to the Baseball Academic Enhancement Working Group’s legislation to improve academic performance in Division I baseball.

Committee Chair: Larry Templeton, Mississippi State University

Staff Liaison(s): Dennis Poppe, Baseball and Football

Randy L. Buhr, Championships

Damani Leech, Baseball and Football