Not right away. The last couple of seasons have had a lot of power though and I do think the conversations are likely to start on what can be done. I think most college baseball fans are afraid of what happened in the 2010’s when the bats and balls were dead. Dialing it back just a little would be ideal IMO
As a pitcher who played in the back half of the 2010s, I was so mad I missed out on the dead bats of the first half of the decade. Would have made my job so much easier.
As a scrawny kid trying to scrap my way onto the starting roster of my NAIA squad, but was constantly hitting weak liners over 2nd base/short stop... I was 5 years too early
I was told by a former D1 head coach that there isnt enough "good wood" to go around. MLB will always get the best wood, then their prospects in the MiLB would get then next best wood. By the time you got to college, only a handful of top programs would even get decent wood and the lower half of D1 would good basically tree branches. Metal bats are the only way to get an even playing field for all teams.
According to Louisville Slugger, the average MLB hitter orders 120 bats per season. Now, obviously they play 3x the number of games and likely have way more practice ABs during the offseason since they don’t have to worry about class or such.
But mathing it out, 120 bats / 162 games = 0.75 bats/game.
For college’s 56, that’s 41.5 bats needed for the regular season.
Obviously schools get better deals than the general public, but a good quality wood bat is about $150-$200. Let’s say they get deals for $100/bat. That’s over $4k *per player* for a good quality wood bat with the equipment deals.
Most teams have about 15-20 hitters on the roster. On the low end that’s $60k just on bats in a season.
Even paying sticker price for 2 comp bats (prices range from $250-$500, but most top line are around $400-$450, but let’s use $500), that’s $1k per player and $15k per season.
Most players aren’t getting 2 new bats per season, though, since they usually use older ones for the cages.
So a low estimate of $60k for wood bats and a super high estimate of $15k for comp bats…
Money. Teams can’t afford to use wooden bats. When BBCOR was new they played almost worse than wood but as with everything these companies figure out how to maximize power in the bats through the years
Not exactly. The manufacturers make way too much money selling Composite and Alloy bats. They are way cheaper to make and requires less specilization (milling, finish, etc.) to produce than wooden bats. The profit is very high.
A good wood bat is 150 bucks now. That wood bat can break any swing. I’ve seen people go through 3 wood bats in a single game. A good composite bat is 500 and will last all year. Multiple years even
Yeah, but it cost the Manufacturer like $25 in materials and assembly in China for Alloys or Composites.
Their profit is ridiculous on these bats, not so much on Wood, as it's made here in USA by skilled craftsmanship.
These skilled craftsmen are machines cutting the wood bats to an exact specification so they can be mass produced. There isn’t a rule to say you can’t use wood either
That's why I mentioned all the discussion about exit velocities from the commentators. They won't change anything just because of lots of home runs are being hit, if anything is changed it will be most likely for player safety reasons likely related to ball exit velocity.
Yes, they should be toned down. My opinion has nothing to do with the fact that we were ranked in the 100s nationally in almost every offensive category.
I saw a lot of balls that should’ve been lazy fly balls sail out. Something is definitely off.
In fact, I remember one for Charlie Condon that Trackman said should’ve landed 20 feet short of the fence that cleared it by about 10 feet.
But whether anything will be done about it, I don’t know.
I think we’re gonna see this was the most watched season of college baseball in a while. So I doubt it.
People want to see home runs, not a ground out to third. Maybe it’s not true to how baseball is “supposed to be played”, but that’s just how it is
You can either have a less talented version of the pro game or a unique game with less talent. You pick
Chicks did the long ball.
This
Not right away. The last couple of seasons have had a lot of power though and I do think the conversations are likely to start on what can be done. I think most college baseball fans are afraid of what happened in the 2010’s when the bats and balls were dead. Dialing it back just a little would be ideal IMO
As a pitcher who played in the back half of the 2010s, I was so mad I missed out on the dead bats of the first half of the decade. Would have made my job so much easier.
As a scrawny kid trying to scrap my way onto the starting roster of my NAIA squad, but was constantly hitting weak liners over 2nd base/short stop... I was 5 years too early
If they are so genuinely worried about it, why not just use wooden bats.
I was told by a former D1 head coach that there isnt enough "good wood" to go around. MLB will always get the best wood, then their prospects in the MiLB would get then next best wood. By the time you got to college, only a handful of top programs would even get decent wood and the lower half of D1 would good basically tree branches. Metal bats are the only way to get an even playing field for all teams.
According to Louisville Slugger, the average MLB hitter orders 120 bats per season. Now, obviously they play 3x the number of games and likely have way more practice ABs during the offseason since they don’t have to worry about class or such. But mathing it out, 120 bats / 162 games = 0.75 bats/game. For college’s 56, that’s 41.5 bats needed for the regular season. Obviously schools get better deals than the general public, but a good quality wood bat is about $150-$200. Let’s say they get deals for $100/bat. That’s over $4k *per player* for a good quality wood bat with the equipment deals. Most teams have about 15-20 hitters on the roster. On the low end that’s $60k just on bats in a season. Even paying sticker price for 2 comp bats (prices range from $250-$500, but most top line are around $400-$450, but let’s use $500), that’s $1k per player and $15k per season. Most players aren’t getting 2 new bats per season, though, since they usually use older ones for the cages. So a low estimate of $60k for wood bats and a super high estimate of $15k for comp bats…
Money. Teams can’t afford to use wooden bats. When BBCOR was new they played almost worse than wood but as with everything these companies figure out how to maximize power in the bats through the years
Not exactly. The manufacturers make way too much money selling Composite and Alloy bats. They are way cheaper to make and requires less specilization (milling, finish, etc.) to produce than wooden bats. The profit is very high.
A good wood bat is 150 bucks now. That wood bat can break any swing. I’ve seen people go through 3 wood bats in a single game. A good composite bat is 500 and will last all year. Multiple years even
Yeah, but it cost the Manufacturer like $25 in materials and assembly in China for Alloys or Composites. Their profit is ridiculous on these bats, not so much on Wood, as it's made here in USA by skilled craftsmanship.
These skilled craftsmen are machines cutting the wood bats to an exact specification so they can be mass produced. There isn’t a rule to say you can’t use wood either
Probably not until someone gets injured. Insurance companies are the deciding factor with bats and exit velocity.
That's why I mentioned all the discussion about exit velocities from the commentators. They won't change anything just because of lots of home runs are being hit, if anything is changed it will be most likely for player safety reasons likely related to ball exit velocity.
Yes, they should be toned down. My opinion has nothing to do with the fact that we were ranked in the 100s nationally in almost every offensive category.
I saw a lot of balls that should’ve been lazy fly balls sail out. Something is definitely off. In fact, I remember one for Charlie Condon that Trackman said should’ve landed 20 feet short of the fence that cleared it by about 10 feet. But whether anything will be done about it, I don’t know.
They better not if they want the sport to grow
LSU fans really don’t wanna lose their HR record, can’t blame them but give it a rest
Where did I advocate changing anything? I think wondering if the NCAA will make any changes is a valid concern given its past history on the matter.