Never been a fan of the indoor games. It's just not real ball.
With the time limits, I haven't talked with other college coaches about this, but I'd be interested to hear their thoughts. Our games last at least 90 minutes and often more than two hours. When girls are playing one 75 minute game after another, especially pitchers, many aren't mentally ready to play seven-inning, 120-minute games in college. High school isn't the same in most cases, especially for pitchers. A college pitcher might have struck out 1 to 2 batters per inning in high school, but she's lucky if she gets 1 per inning in college. All of those old strike threes are now foul balls or plain balls and the game lasts longer.
I had never been a proponent of time limits when I coached travel ball, and now having coached college, I have yet another reason to not like time limits. Guarantee three full games instead of four time-limited games. You'll play about the same number of innings, pitchers will be forced to have more endurance and the entire team's mental concentration will be forced to improve.
