Stats on NCAA Change to New, Less-live Bats

[Gatorubet]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/sports/10colleges.html

OMAHA (AP) -College baseball teams are hitting half as many home runs and averaging a run less per game halfway through the season.

 

[CleveBucks]

Interesting story:

Rivals

TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama, along with every college under contract with Nike, has been released from its obligation to use Nike baseball bats in the upcoming season.

Alabama requested Nike allow the school to use other manufacturers' bats following the 2010-11 season.

The move came after a Tuscaloosa News report in May revealed a striking difference in the performance of Nike bats as compared to other manufacturers.

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[osugrad21]

The Nike bats are awful....

 

[Deety]

The move came after a Tuscaloosa News report in May revealed a striking difference in the performance of Nike bats as compared to other manufacturers.

Punny stuff.