Aluminum bats, lightning and the CWS

LL's often have lightning detectors that go off if lightning is within X number of miles. Any park that utilizes metal bats on a regular basis should have them. That would include college parks. I realize Rosenblatt is a pro stadium but this is a huge college event. At worst, play should be stopped on the first sign of lightning. Most youth baseball governing bodies use twenty minute delays from last spotting of lightning.

It's never been proved statistically metal bats are a safety issue for pitchers. But everyone knows metal elevated off the ground attracts lightning. I wasn't watching last night. Was there lightning and wet ground? If the lightning hits wet ground it can affect every player on the field.

Didn't the recent football events convince you major D1 sports are all about money and the term student-athlete is a joke?

The NCAA has a very strict lightning policy in place for all sports and it was in action at the D2 CWS. Some games were still playing there as late as 2am due to the weather delays.

I believe the standard policy is play stops when lightning is detected within 6-7 mile radius, and play does not resume until 30 minutes have passed since the last detection in that radius.

The umpires are not the decision authorities, it usually falls to a specific NCAA official that is monitoring weather events.

Nomar Garciaparra is doing a segment on the debate between wood and aluminum bats on ESPN's Sports Center on this afternoons show. I know that he isnt a scientist , but I think Nomar might have an idea about what he is talking about.

Just wondering, to those of you that dont think aluminum bats cause more injuries, are your sons pitchers? Do your son's need that aluminum to be competitive? Fact of the matter is, if you cant hit with wood........you cant hit.

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Just wondering, to those of you that dont think aluminum bats cause more injuries, are your sons pitchers?

This thread is about lightning and metal bats, not hitting with metal. There are plenty of metal v. wood threads. As far as Garciaparra goes, I've seen plenty of professional athletes not know what they're talking about especially when it comes to youth sports.

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The NCAA has a very strict lightning policy in place for all sports and it was in action at the D2 CWS. Some games were still playing there as late as 2am due to the weather delays.

I believe the standard policy is play stops when lightning is detected within 6-7 mile radius, and play does not resume until 30 minutes have passed since the last detection in that radius.

NCAA policy is based off the "flash to bang" method of counting. Anything less than 30 seconds and everybody should be off the field. Have to wait 30 minutes after the last strike.

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Just wondering, to those of you that dont think aluminum bats cause more injuries, are your sons pitchers?

This thread is about lightning and metal bats, not hitting with metal. There are plenty of metal v. wood threads. As far as Garciaparra goes, I've seen plenty of professional athletes not know what they're talking about especially when it comes to youth sports.

This thread was started for the purpose of showing that the NCAA doesnt care about the safety of its athlete/students. (notice I have athlete before student) I should know, I started it!

This spot on Sports Center was done by Sports Science, Nomar just swung a bat.
After watching that spot, if you dont think aluminum bats pose a serious danger to pitchers in the NCAA, you have a learning disability. They put out all the numbers and superslow motion to show a ball coming off a wood bat and an aluminum bat. MAJOR DIFFERENCE!

Wood bats can be just as dangerous

They key in this entire debate is that nobody realizes that the balls are now wound tighter and the players are bigger and stronger

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Fact of the matter is, if you cant hit with wood........you cant hit.

great quote,..........but you started a thread about a metal bat game.....on tv, they hit.

truth is,many many young men will get great educations and never touch a wood bat.

TR,
Don't know about the ball being wound tighter, but it sure seems some of the posters are lately!