NCAA Concludes Study On Ball Seams

Interesting article Bishop.  Thanks.  I'd imagine that, with the exception of UCLA, most colleges will favor the switch.  

 

I think it will filter down to D2 and D3.  The question that I have is will it, like BBCOR bats, filter down to the HS level?

Pretty cool!

I like it.  It will be no small adjustment for pitchers, though.  Big seams vs flat seams makes a big difference for pitchers' control and ability to create desired movement and spin.

You've got to like it when you can increase offensive production and excitement without increasing risk to pitchers.

My sons a pitcher, he has a decent fb,but he relies a lot on the curve for strikes. That way hitters do not simply sit on the fb. I am interested to see how he adjusts if they do this.
He throws his 2 seam much more often rhen his 4 because he gets more movement. If this artice is correct he will probably get more movement.
Every soring since back in HS he has suffered from blisters and it will effect him for up to a week or sometimes two. So that would be another plus.
I am for it. It will help development. Men that pitch beyond college will not have to make the adustment to the new seams in additiin to every thing else.

Sorry for the mis-spellings. I am writing this on my phone.

Well it is official D1 commitee has approved the lower seams for 2015

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseb...ls-2015-championship

 

@Hokieone How will this effect summer leagues. will they start using the lower seam in the summer of 2015 as well.

Will they in turn have to change BBCOR bat standards? After all it is about exit velosity of the ball off the bat and the new ball will impact that.

The new ball will not increase the exit velocity off the bat.

It will increase the distance of a long fly ball.

 

Freddy is correct. The lower seams allow the ball to travel 20 foot farther on particular hits, because of less drag.

 

Thanks for the clarification guys. I misinterpreted it to mean that the ball would come off the bat with more velosity.