I thought the advent of aluminum bats would be the ruination of high school and college baseball.
While the ping annoyingly rings in my ears, it is the quieter yet more potent composite bat being used in college baseball that has come under scrutiny. A composite bat is a combination of metal and carbon fiber technology.
The move from traditional wood to aluminum bats was a cost-saving measure.
Composite bats? Not so much. Top of the line models go for around $400.
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Comments » 6
dvols writes:
and get some good players...all the good players go straight to the minors...
i'm just sayin
imw8n4u writes:
This whole story is the result of Vandy's coach "female dogging" on the radio about the last series with TN where he accused us of using juiced bats. Maybe we did, I have no idea, but he was really ticked about it and how according to him it almost cost them a trip to the SEC Tourny.
Voluvr writes:
We should go to wood all the way down.
jasonn1970 writes:
Aluminum bats are horrible for the game as mentioned earlier reguarding pitching inside. I believe if the NCAA would go back to wooden bats the popularity of the college game would improve. It would be good for the game at both the college and pro levels imho.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Truly great doldrums article.
DingoVol writes:
The carbon bats are easy to shave. For $50 you can get someone to pop the cap and shave the inside. I play softball and guys do it all the time. You can tell when a team has one because they pass the bat to every hitter and small guys are hitting bombs. The baseball bats are no different.
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