BBCOR

For Project 4/5 I had to write a 8-12 page paper on an issue that can be evaluated.  Since I am a college baseball player I decided to do an issue close to that topic.  A hot topic in college baseball was the switching of the bats and the changing of the rules.

This paper was a very fun one for me.  I was able to interview my teammates and find out their opinions on what they think of the new bats we use for our games.  Also, I learned alot of new information about the subject and I had to search many websites to find the right things to put in my paper.

That ball hit high, deep, way back, it’s going, going, and caught at the warning track by the outfielder.  The hitter must have thought he got all of that one Joe; it must be those new bats they have to use now.  This has been the main topic and focus in college baseball within the last year. The NCAA Baseball Research Panel has studied all the ins and outs of the equipment used by the athletes in the NCAA such as bats and balls since 1999.  It has been teamed up with the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee to investigate trends in the game and suggest changes when needed.  The Panel found the previous standard of the Bat Exit Speed Ratio (BESR) was ineffective in measuring the true performance of the bat.  With the increasing offensive production through the years, the Committee sought to find a more accurate prediction of the speed with which the ball will leave the bat, and use non-wood bats that performed more closely to that of a wood bat (Farnum). The “new” bat, BBCOR, has taken America’s past time and flipped it upside side down.  Even though many people disagree with this new bat and rules, I agree with the NCAA about the new rules.  BBCOR bats are suitable for both college and high school baseball because they make the best players stand out, it makes the game much safer, and it makes baseball return to its finest.

BBCOR bats are not only suitable for college baseball, but for high school baseball as well.  With the new technology in the bats, they make the best players stand out, it makes the game much safer, and it makes baseball return to its purest.  New rules and bat changes in college baseball are changing the game as we know it.  BBCOR bats are now being used over BESR bats and they are providing less power to the hitters.  Fewer home runs are being hit and it is causing only the best players to stand out.  The safeness of the players, mostly the pitchers, is the main reason why these changes needed to be implemented.  Baseball has not only changed but it has finally returned to its finest and teams are starting to adjust.  Position players need to realize the bat does not make them good players; they do, so deal with the new bat and take a hack one time.