Greg Johnson | NCAA.org | September 3, 2015 Former umpire becomes NCAA secretary-rules editor Share Former collegiate baseball umpire Randy Bruns has decided to leave the field and become the NCAA secretary-rules editor in the sport for the next four years. Bruns, who began working as an umpire in the Big Ten Conference and Big Eight Conference in 1986, then worked for the Big 12 after it formed in 1996, started his new position on Tuesday. During his college umpiring career, Bruns was selected to work the Men’s College World Series in 1999, 2003 and 2006. He also worked nine Division I super regionals and19 regionals. In 1987, Bruns was chosen to work at the finals site of the Division III Baseball Championship. Additionally, Bruns worked international competitions such as the 2011 Pan American Games and the Dominican Republic Professional Winter League for two seasons in the early 1980s. Bruns succeeds Jim Paronto as the NCAA secretary-rules editor for baseball. 9 hottest hitters in DII baseball right now We are roughly two months into the 2021 DII college baseball season. Let’s take a look at some of the hottest hitters that have been crushing pitches ever since. READ MORE College baseball rankings: Vanderbilt remains on top, Tennessee keeps climbing Vanderbilt remains at the top of the latest D1 Baseball rankings. Records reflect games played through April 4. READ MORE DII Report: Colorado Mesa tops the first DII baseball Power 10 rankings of the season It's the first Power 10 rankings of the DII baseball season. While many of the teams remain the same as our preseason top 25 rankings, we welcome some new faces to the mix. READ MORE