That umpire did have a tight strike zone tonight.

A tight strike zone is fine as long as the calls go both ways.

If you are saying that OSU had a different strike zone than LSU, then there’s a unfair advantage. Like last years Greg Street/LSU debacle in the CWS.

Ultimately you want a true and consistent strike zone and I’m not sure humans are capable of that 100% of the time.

Huh?

But they don't have to be.  Until recent advances in technology, computer called strike / ball decisions weren't possible, they are now today.

That's the kind of thinking that goes against instant replay - technology that didn't exist when the game was created but does now.   It's done for farer play.  Heck that's the logic that says swimming still should use a mechanical stopwatch because timer response time was part of the competition and even if someone beats someone else by .01 seconds, too bad it's the humans that count.

Abel is a freshman

I would prefer computerized balls and strikes over the current version of replay.

I'd rather that replay simply overturned egregiously bad calls as opposed to the ticky-tack stuff that it sometimes gets down to.

Computer balls and strikes, I'd be totally on board with.

You wouldn't miss the STEE RIKE! call.  

The way it's done currently (in some independent leagues) is that a guy in the booth immediately tells the HP ump ball or strike and he makes the call on the field.  I can only assume that if it were fully implemented that the ump would just get the electronic call in his ear-piece without the need for the guy in the booth to relay the message.  There will still need to be a guy behind the plate to yell out the pitch result.  

Problem usually the strike zone changes as the game goes on. It is never consistent. I've umpired before, it's a tough job. Those guys that are real good are rarer than you think, especially at the collegiate level. The debacle at Omaha last year would have dramatically changed the game. Not sure where these umps were from, but I know last year it seemed like most of our regular season games had umps with tight strike zones. We adapted to that, and forced a lot of walks on opposing pitchers because of our patience at the plate. We almost seemed to try to foul balls off, and wait for them to walk us. 

Last night LSU plate discipline was poor. They probably could have forced some more walks, but that just isn't part of their mojo to not try to play hero ball.