re: LSU Baseball used as example of new baseball

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curious why they list stolen base and bunt stats and such?

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Bunts are being used as an indicator because increased hitting production decreases the need to bunt to move runners over. Stolen bases don't really seem to be a useful stat. You could argue that coaches are being more aggressive on the base paths because runners on base are more common with the new ball.

But both would be more of a psychological response to the new balls and increased offensive numbers, than an actual physical result of the new balls.