- Feb 7, 2013
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Scorekeeper - forget baseball for a minute but if we focus on the number of home runs being hit in fastpitch today versus say 10 years ago, I think there are some factors that help contribute to the increase such as a) bat technology is much better; b) better conditioned athletes; c) more athletes taking private hitting instruction on a regular basis; d) increasing the pitching distance from 40ft to 43 feet, at a younger age; e) the lowering of the strike zone from under arm pits to below sternum; f) less small ball being played (for above reasons).