INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— Beginning with the 2027 season, a double first base will be required in high school baseball games to minimize the risk of collisions by runners and fielders. This rule revision ...

Perhaps a shortstop rushes a slightly off-the-mark throw after snagging a grounder deep in the hole, or a batter sprints hard to leg out a hit after his slow roller was scooped up in the infield.

The National Federation of High Schools has adopted use of the double first base for games starting in 2027, following the lead of the NCAA. Scott Clause/FILE photo USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ...

High school baseball fields are going to look different beginning in the 2027 season. Last month, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) approved a new rule in which a double ...

With the double first base, batter-runners will use one side to reach first while the defense will use the other. The bags will be side-by-side and each will be a different color. R.A. Long coach Ryan ...

A change is coming at first base. The National Federation of State High School Associations announced last week that beginning in 2027, a double first base will be required for high school baseball ...

Say goodbye to the single first base. This is the last prep season it’ll exist. Along with a bevy of other changes in various other prep sports, the National Federation of State High School ...

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Starting in the 2027 season, high school baseball games will require a double first base to reduce collisions between runners and fielders. This change is part of 10 new rules ...

NFHS mandates double first base in high school baseball starting in 2027. Rule aims to reduce collisions and enforce running lane compliance at first base. NCAA allows double bases in 2025, mandates ...

Cheyenne Mountain’s Noah Reickert stretches for second base but is forced out by Palisade’s Caleb Blanck during their playoff game Friday at Erdle Field in Colorado Springs. Say goodbye to the single ...