Question of the Week

Question: Strike Out is a baseball student-athlete at College USA. Strike played in his first game of the season last Saturday. Stirke had pitched a few innings when the game was called on account of lightening. Since the game was not complete, does Strike utilize a season of competition?

Answer: Yes
NCAA Staff Interpretation - 11/18/87 - Use of Season of competition when event is not completed - states that student-athletes would be charged with a season of competition for any event (including scrimmages) in which they started participation; regardless of whether they finish (i.e., discontinued game due to inclement weather, contestant drops out of event) that particular event or contest. Determined that the student-athlete would be charged with a season of competition regardless of whether that individual's performance was included in the final scoring of the event.

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