re: Eugene Regional Final LSU Batting Statistics

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I didn't realize they had a synthetic field. Just wonder if the ball takes a faster bounce on that stuff? Will be interesting to see if the fielding errors drop in Knoxville.

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Yes, synthetic is faster than grass and even worse, a ball often has some spin that can make it do crazy things, like putting "English" on a billiard ball. The ball hit to third in the last inning of the final would probably have been an out on grass but the spin off the bat of a lefty hitter caused it to jump to Doughty's right. All baseball fields should be very good natural grass, but upkeep and groundskeeping cost and the advent of domed stadiums ...