When he’s on the mound, Clemson left-hander Ryan Ammons will feel a little tingle on his right arm.
No, nothing’s wrong. It’s not a tweak or twinge.
Instead, it’s a reminder telling him to look at the digital display on his wristband to find out the type of pitch to throw next and where to locate it.
For a growing number of college baseball teams, the tradition of pitch signs sent by the catcher flashing his fingers and wiggling his hand is disappearing. It’s being replaced by a coach in the dugout pressing numbers into a keypad corresponding to different pitch types and transmitting the information to the mound.
