bison_18 wrote:Averages will be down about 100 points, more infield hits, you're gonna need even a more solid infield to contend for the state title. Teams are gonna have to learn to play more small ball. The best comparison is kinda like playing american league ball to national league ball.
tanner lorenz wrote:blooper hitters will struggle, but power numbers will go down, because of the cold, hitters wont get much pop with the wood bats, and if they break a bat in the cold, they will regret it for the rest of the season
bisonman wrote:tanner lorenz wrote:blooper hitters will struggle, but power numbers will go down, because of the cold, hitters wont get much pop with the wood bats, and if they break a bat in the cold, they will regret it for the rest of the season
That's another thing you'll see. Most teams will have maybe 1-2 composites. If they'd use straight wood bats, a team would spend about 500-1000 on wood bats alone for a single season. I know for a fact that some teams can't afford spending $200 a single season on bats.
bison_18 wrote:You'd be surprised with averages, good hitters will be good, but the sweet spot on wood bats is probly twice as small as compared to aluminum. I'll be surprised if any team gets over 10 hr's.
bisonman wrote:bison_18 wrote:You'd be surprised with averages, good hitters will be good, but the sweet spot on wood bats is probly twice as small as compared to aluminum. I'll be surprised if any team gets over 10 hr's.
In spring maybe, in legion you'll see some teams over 10 hrs very easily.
Not every kid is going to want to go out and buy their own bat.
I think the idea of high school baseball switching to wood bats is a rediculous rule. there are colleges that use metal bats, and the obviously have a lot quicker bat speed and are a lot stronger than most high school players. correct me if im wrong but dont you think the NDHSAA is being a little over cautious when it comes to being safe? Its baseball there is going to be times when a pitcher gets a line drive hit back to them, its part of the game.
tanner lorenz wrote:i believe legion switches to wood in 2008
I agree, I will give you some sports iq...hahaexperiencingtechnicaldifficulties wrote:I think the change is great. Wood bats are alot more fun to play with. The sound of a hard hit ball coming off a wood bat is priceless. Most balls that come off of aluminum bats sounds pretty good, but with wood, you know when someone has found the sweet spot, or if someone needs a new bat. I don't speak for everybody here, but I am the type of guy who goes to games to watch pitchers. I love a close, low-scoring game with 2 great pitchers going head to head. I find games alot more enjoyable seeing a suicide squeeze executed to perfection, then someone getting under a ball and it still goes over the fence for a home run. I think low scoring games are great, and small ball is alot more enjoyable then watching a game that has teams go through a combined 5 or 6 pitchers. It is fun to see home runs, but just think how much more fun it will be to see that rare home run come off a wood bat. NDHSAA has a right to be cautious. I watched a pitcher last year take a line drive back in his bare hand, and i don't think he played for quite a while, and when he did come back, he couldn't grip the ball as well. Precautions are just fine and dandy.
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