Metal bats, ball speed subjects of NCAA standards
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The
NCAA has adopted new standards to
limit the speed of a baseball hit with a
metal bat.
The association’s executive com
mittee Tuesday affirmed a recommen
dation made last month by a research
panel to limit the exit speed of balls hit
by metal bats to 97 mph in NCAA
games for at least three years, starting in
January.
“The moratorium will give the base
ball community time to adjust to the
new standards and for the panel to do
further research,” said Charles
Wethington, University of Kentucky
president and NCAA executive com
mittee chairman.
“Of course, we reserve the right to
make adjustments in the standards for
bats and balls at any time, if necessary.”
The panel recommended a batted
ball exit speed be adopted for non-wood
bats equivalent to the highest average
speed using major league-quality wood
bats, which is less than 97 mph. The
committee received the report in August
but delayed implementing the panel’s
recommendations pending further tests.
Many college teams last season
went to smaller aluminum bats, one of
the recommendations by the panel, to
increase safety and to reverse a trend of
higher scoring than with wood bats,
which broke easily.
Early metal bats were heavy, and
only the strongest players could gener
ate much speed in their swing. But in
recent years, manufacturers have
refined their products to make them
lighter and capable of producing power
from a larger area of the bat. A well-hit
ball off an aluminum bat can reach
speeds of more than 100 mph.
A record 62 home runs were hit in
last year’s College World Series in
Omaha, which ended with Southern
Cal’s 21-14 victory over Arizona State.
In this year’s 14-game College World
Series, with the smaller bats in use, there
were only 35 homers, and the 164 total
runs were the fewest since 1994. In the
title game, Miami beat Florida State 6
5, with each team hitting one home run.
In a related matter, Easton Sports
Inc., announced it has settled its lawsuit
against the NCAA connected to the
organization’s August 1998 ruling
restricting the use of aluminum bats.
“The fact that a number of our bats
u
The fact that a number of our bats have
already been tested and meet the new
standard confirms that aluminum bats can
be very safely used in NCAA and all other
levels of play.”
Jim Easton
chairman of Easton Sports
have already been tested and meet the
new standard confirms that aluminum
bats can be very safely used in NCAA
and all other levels of play,” Jim Easton,
chairman of Easton Sports, said in a
statement.
As part of the settlement agreement,
no financial figures were released.
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