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At my DD's college you traded them in for an ice cream cone----with sprinkles
In college, giving back the ball is the norm. It's only a ball..........
I certainly could be wrong, but I think you're overrating the excitement of getting a ball for most. As I noted, it's not like a MLB game, where I've been to dozens if not hundreds and never come close to getting one. If you gave them away, you might lose 10 balls per game, probably more. But if it's 10, at $4 a pop (probably more), that's $40 per game. Probably talking $1,000 a year,wouldn't be surprised if it's $2,000. I'm not that an athletic department gets its money's worth in goodwill to spend $2,000 on that. Would rather let the fans in free and buy more tanner tees and pitching screens. Heck, if it were my goal to get a ball at an NCAA game, I bet I could get one very game by being a ball hawk. Free admission and a free ball. That's a heckuva deal.
...That's not much money to most of these universities.
If I had to take a guess it's not about the money.
...That's not much money to most of these universities.
If I had to take a guess it's not about the money.
I have seen them presented to the parents after they tracked them down. it was nice.My guess is that WCWS home run ball goes to the player as a souvenir.