Mizzou's Paige Lowery just got hit by a line drive.

[FiveFrameSwing]

It looks like that study was completed in 2005, I wonder where the 2016 bats would fall on that chart.

Believe most of the 2016 composite bats come in near the upper spec.

IMO wood is less forgiving and requires greater precision to consistently produce hard-hit balls.

Big difference between swinging a -10 composite bat and a -2/3 maple/ash bat.

 

[spleen1015]

That will get the tree huggers knotted up. While the sweet spots are significantly bigger with the composites, they are no hotter than a quality wood bat. To me changing the ball seems to make more sense.

NSA did this last year. What happened? Everyone quit playing NSA.

 

[smddad]

For what it's worth, the Ducks freshman pitcher Megan Kleist wears a mask in the circle. I think she's the first Mike White pitcher i've seen wearing one.

I noticed that this morning during the OSU game. Good for her.

 

[RubberBiscuit]

Is this the same girl who got put down hard last year? (that the de ja vu part?)

I guess she was thinking lightning can't hit the same spot twice - wrong.

 

[riseball]

Is this the same girl who got put down hard last year? (that the de ja vu part?)

I guess she was thinking lightning can't hit the same spot twice - wrong.

No. Last season it was Tori Finucane. However, both are from Mizzou.

 

[riseball]

NSA did this last year. What happened? Everyone quit playing NSA.

The problem was they did not really change the ball. Just swapped it out for a SP ball. It was so bouncy it was like a rubber super-ball on a gravel driveway.

 

[spleen1015]

The problem was they did not really change the ball. Just swapped it out for a SP ball. It was so bouncy it was like a rubber super-ball on a gravel driveway.

Right, but they did it for safety reasons... if you ask them. You talk to certain people and they will even tell you "Injuries are down X% since we went to the safer ball." Yeah? Is that because injuries really went down or less teams are playing your program thus resulting in less injuries. I know NSA took a huge hit in Indiana last year and a lot of the good teams say it is because they went to the softer ball and it leveled the playing field.

 

[marriard]

Epic fail. They went back to the old ball. It was fine for the younger ages but in 14U and up not so much. Kids need to learn to play defense, not leave it fat and if the want they can wear a mask. Obviously the stigma is a non-factor so no more excuses.

It was an epic fail in lower age groups as well. The ball didn't travel as far so all the coaches just moved their fielders closer to the batter to compensate removing any perceived safety advantage.

Smart 8U teams had no outfielders - coaches just moved them all to the infield.

We were playing 12U-A. For all but the biggest hitters our outfielders were close enough to be considered deep infielders. It was stupid. You couldn't bunt because the infield was ALWAYS in. It was a total joke and we stopped playing NSA because of it (there were other reasons as well, but this was a major one)

 

[Comocoach]

She was not the only MU player to be hit in the face this weekend. Natalie Fleming fouled a ball off into her face earlier in the tournament. No mask on their batting helmets.

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[Amy in AZ.]

Our ball park here in Tucson, is now requiring masks on the pitcher.