Prepster.....I am also hopeful your initial sentence rings true. In the interest of full disclosure, the college program I support was at or near the top of the pile in most offense categories last year. 
As you said, the ball will still need to be well motivated to fly far, which is good. The good news for pitchers is the lower seams could result in fewer blister problems.
The feedback I have heard from pro pitchers is that the pro ball (similar to the new college ball) spins as well as the old college ball. However, the guys saying that may have a better than average skill set. So who knows?