Reply to "College Ball Change"

bballman10,000+ posts

Originally Posted by Stats4Gnats:

Originally Posted by baseballmania:

…I would think you would be more likely to break a wood bat at higher levels such as varsity and college given the higher velocity of the ball.

I would think the reason for broken bats is more often because the ball is hit too far away from the “sweet spot”, and it seems logical that would happen with lesser skilled hitters.

Or with higher skilled pitchers!! If it was all about lesser skilled hitters, MLB players would never break a bat. That happens ALL the time.

Agree with the reason for the bats breaking. It definitely has more to do with where on the bat the ball is hit than the speed of the pitch. Although the speed is a contributing factor.

11/5/1312:15 PM

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