Under the new rules, bats used by college players will be restricted in size and weight to a narrower and heavier model than now commonly used, and baseballs will not be able to come off a bat faster than 93 mph. In short, aluminum bats will be manufactured to perform more like wooden bats. Aluminum bats were first produced in the early 1970s as a cheaper alternative to wood bats. Bat makers said the unbreakable aluminum would last longer than breakable wood. In recent years, however, manufacturers have improved bat technology in a number of ways, and the price tag has risen along with their performance.
Aluminum bats are now far lighter to swing than wood and the ball flies off faster.
As a result, game scores have soared, say Brown coaches. I baseball championship game was 21-17. The scores will go down under the new NCAA rules, predicts Brown's head coach Marek Drabinski., who is in favor of the change. Most importantly, he added, the change is necessary for the safety of the pitchers. The danger has even increased for first basemen and third basemen.