Shagging (baseball) since it drains their energy and actually increases the risk of stiffness in the lower back and leg as a result of prolonged standing. In response to these claims, several teams have exempted pitchers from having to shag fly balls. In the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, teams pay groups specifically assembled to shag fly balls in place of pitchers, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim recruit local firefighters in Arizona to do the job when the team plays in the Cactus League during spring training. Although shagging baseballs is not considered to be dangerous, several freak injuries have
2016 Horizon League Baseball Tournament 2016 Horizon League Baseball Tournament The 2016 Horizon League Baseball Tournament will be held from May 25–28. The top six finishers of the league's seven teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at the home field of the regular season champion. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The league's teams will be seeded one through six based on winning percentage, using conference games only. They will then play a double-elimination tournament. The teams seeded three through six will play play-in games. The winners of