re: LSU's HR record is intact

I say the home run record is in trouble and will fall. The reason for the hypothesis is BBCOR bats were introduced supposedly as safety measures for the pitchers, corner infielders, and coaches in the boxes.

With the BBCOR introduction, there were multiple years inwhich a batted ball never made it to the warning track between the power allies at Schwab Field. The NCAA started tinkering with the ball by lowering the stitching. This brought the homerun back with "safe" exit velocities. We are now seeing exit velocities like in the 90s. If the ball remains juiced and if the bats stay "hot", the record will fall and safety is no longer an issue.

PS: When they lowered the seams on the ball to reduce wind resistance to generate greater carry, few remember the effect that had on ball movement when pitched. All breaking balls are flatter today than they were before the change, simple physics.

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It's gonna be broken very soon unless they change something. Tenn and UGA have come very close in the last couple years and their parks aren't changing

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Tenn will continue to come close but will struggle to break it when they get to a real field in Hoover and Omaha.

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Tiger1988

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Is a savoury duck.

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It’ll never be broken.

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Records are made to be broken, except perhaps the Maravich Men's scoring record.

Players are getting bigger and stronger. College pitching staffs don't have a lot of depth. Maybe NIL money keeps some guys in college rather than the draft, etc. Someone could do it.

However there aren't many teams that are capable of overtaking LSU's 8 national titles in baseball. Texas is obviously the biggest threat. There's too much parity.

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09 championship.

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dreads of doom…