Who is allowing bats to keep getting hotter? How are they being tested? What are the exit velocity limits during certification, and why isn't that data public? If BBCOR was supposed to make metal bats play more like wood, we've clearly drifted a long way from that goal.
🧵When are we going to have an honest conversation about college baseball bats and exit velocity?
Since BBCOR launched in 2011, Division I teams averaged about 0.52 HR/game and just over 4,000 total home runs.
Today, teams are averaging around 1.2 HR/game, with annual home run totals topping 9,000. That kind of jump should raise questions. Are today's bats performing differently than they did when BBCOR was first implemented?
Will Dion has been CALLED UP 📞
In 11.1 IP this month, Dion has notched 18 Ks and has only allowed one run. The LHP boasts a 0.79 ERA in the month of May.
#GuardsBall
WATCH: Southern Miss’ pitching tradition is one of the best in college baseball.
I caught up with assistant coach Gunner Leger in Montgomery to see how he’s putting his own stamp on that standard.
#SMTTT@wdam
@11point7 Crazy stat, also shows the flaw in the system 56 games just to get a seed, and your whole post season berth determined by a weekend tournament.
2027 Brytn Gardner (Sam Houston HS) with a really good first inning of work for the Broncos.
Gives up 1 hit but punches out 3️⃣ on 17 pitches (65% strikes).
Fastball flashing heavy arm-side run and his changeup is playing well off it.
#2 Sam Houston has taken a 1-0 lead in the ⬇️ 1st on #8 Dutchtown. #BeSeen
FB: 83-85
CH: 74-75
@AlexArmandPBR | @Tyler__Leary
@Bachord24@NFHSNetwork@LHSAA It’s laughable honestly, only way I got to watch just now had to contact someone I knew there to go tell them they weren’t streaming took until inning 3, and don’t get me started on quality, Field 41 has done a great job though, field 40 I don’t think they could try to do worse.
2027 RHP Coleton Donaldson (Sam Houston HS) was nails in relief today for the Broncos.
6-2, 175-pounds
Tossed 4 shutout innings and allowed only 1 hit on 44 pitches (73% strikes).
Went to the slider more today for both strikes and swing & miss. @PB_Uncommitted junior arm to follow 👍
#BeSeen
FB: 84-88 (2428-2635)
CT: 79-81
SL: 75-78 (2399-2595)
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