The college baseball season would run from April to August instead of February to June under an ambitious idea pushed by West Virginia coach Randy Mazey.

Mazey said Monday he plans to finalize the proposal this fall. He would need a conference to submit it into the NCAA legislative process.

Mazey said playing in the summer would increase ticket revenue and exposure. Among other benefits: decreasing the amount of money northern programs spend on travel and raising graduation rates because players would be enrolled in summer school.

But drafted players would have to hold off signing with major-league teams that selected them in June. Also, an agreement would have to be reached with ESPN to move the College World Series from June to August.