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re: I love the new bats in college baseball but come on
Posted on 6/19/13 at 1:14 am to southernelite
Posted on 6/19/13 at 1:14 am to southernelite
I'm with you on that. I can't tell you the number of times I yelled out, "Come on!!"
It was either that or the runners left stranded. But I'm not trying to dump on the team. (not saying you are doing that either)
They had a great season and they're a great bunch of kids. I wish those leaving the best.
It was either that or the runners left stranded. But I'm not trying to dump on the team. (not saying you are doing that either)
They had a great season and they're a great bunch of kids. I wish those leaving the best.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 1:26 am to la_birdman
I am all for gorilla ball again, or wood bats.
Posted on 6/19/13 at 1:42 am to la_birdman
Thee is a misconception that homeruns were the problem with the old bats, which is not true - Texas leaguer's off the fist were the issue.
NCAA only has the top 35 teams for any given stat pre-2001, so using that ( ~13% of the D1 teams ) and comparing to 2013 and the top 4 MLB teams, you can see the numbers easily:
1997 ( height of HR for LSU ):
Top 35 Team BA: 0.365 to 0.330
Top 35 Team R/G: 10.71 to 8.5
Top 35 Team 2B/G: 3.08 to 2.31
Top 35 Team 3B/G: 0.64 to 0.40
Top 35 Team HR/G; 2.69 to 1.36
2013:
Top 35 Team BA: 0.334 to 0.298
Top 35 Team R/G: 8.3 to 6.5
Top 35 Team 2B/G: 2.53 to 1.97
Top 35 Team 3B/G: 0.64 to 0.34
Top 35 Team HR/G; 1.20 to 0.70
MLB top 4:
Team BA: 0.281 to 0.272
Team R/G: 5.11 to 4.82
Team 2B/G: 2.18 to 2.01
Team 3B/G: 0.43 to 0.25
Team HR/G; 1.31 to 1.24
First thing to note is that the talent spread in the MLB is a LOT more equal than in college - case in point, MLB all team average HR/G is 1 while 2013 NCAA is 0.421.
Triples doubles are almost a wash all around, but scoring, and batting average stand out in 1997 vs MLB. You might say HRs do too, but note that at #35, you are already at 1.36 vs 1.24 for MLB; considering the talent spread in college ball, this seems a lot more in line than only 5 teams averaging 1+ HR/G out of 296, which is what we have in 2013.
College baseball needs a bat with the sweet spot like 1997 and a barrel toward the fist with even less pop than today to simulate the broken bat hits of MLB.
NCAA only has the top 35 teams for any given stat pre-2001, so using that ( ~13% of the D1 teams ) and comparing to 2013 and the top 4 MLB teams, you can see the numbers easily:
1997 ( height of HR for LSU ):
Top 35 Team BA: 0.365 to 0.330
Top 35 Team R/G: 10.71 to 8.5
Top 35 Team 2B/G: 3.08 to 2.31
Top 35 Team 3B/G: 0.64 to 0.40
Top 35 Team HR/G; 2.69 to 1.36
2013:
Top 35 Team BA: 0.334 to 0.298
Top 35 Team R/G: 8.3 to 6.5
Top 35 Team 2B/G: 2.53 to 1.97
Top 35 Team 3B/G: 0.64 to 0.34
Top 35 Team HR/G; 1.20 to 0.70
MLB top 4:
Team BA: 0.281 to 0.272
Team R/G: 5.11 to 4.82
Team 2B/G: 2.18 to 2.01
Team 3B/G: 0.43 to 0.25
Team HR/G; 1.31 to 1.24
First thing to note is that the talent spread in the MLB is a LOT more equal than in college - case in point, MLB all team average HR/G is 1 while 2013 NCAA is 0.421.
Triples doubles are almost a wash all around, but scoring, and batting average stand out in 1997 vs MLB. You might say HRs do too, but note that at #35, you are already at 1.36 vs 1.24 for MLB; considering the talent spread in college ball, this seems a lot more in line than only 5 teams averaging 1+ HR/G out of 296, which is what we have in 2013.
College baseball needs a bat with the sweet spot like 1997 and a barrel toward the fist with even less pop than today to simulate the broken bat hits of MLB.
This post was edited on 6/19/13 at 1:45 am
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