From collegebaseballinsider, New Mexico pitching coach Dan Spencer's take:
“Regarding the new baseball: Is a 10-8 game really better than a 4-3 game? Is a three-and-a-half-hour game better than a two-and-a-half-hour game? My answer would be no to both.
"If we really are trying to be more like Major League Baseball, then change the ball and the bat. My feeling is that the truth behind new ball legislation is that there are coaches that do not like the parity that has been created in part by the bat we currently use. No longer is the best athlete or the strongest hitter a home run threat just because he is a great athlete and strong. Now a hitter has to have an aptitude to hit and be well-coached. Our game as it stands today does not reward hitters for hitting around the ball and lofting fly balls to the pull side. These routine fly balls are outs like they are supposed to be.
“Regarding the pitching: It is hard enough to get college pitchers to pitch to contact and yet we want to make it harder? Because the reality is the livelier the ball or bat is will have a direct impact on base-on-ball ratios. Are more walks going to make us more entertaining?