The College World Series of two years ago, however, forced college baseball officials to take action and limit the madness, as 40 offensive records were broken, including a championship game that saw USC defeat Arizona State 21-14. And it wasn't bad pitching that was the cause for the astronomical numbers. ASU sent the No. 6 draft pick, Ryan Mills, to the mound to start the championship game, and USC's hitting was responsible for taking him out of the game in the second inning. For this last season, the NCAA passed two restrictions to metal bats in an attempt to make them more like their wooden counterparts. This has done little to improve the game though.
Offensive numbers are still outrageous and pitchers remain helpless targets.
I players was .301, and it comes to no surprise that the previous collegiate records are being shattered by the players of today. On May 9 of this year, for example, Florida State's Marshall McDougall went 7 for 7, with six home runs using a newly restricted bat. With wooden bats, no major leaguer has ever hit more than four bombs in a game, even in extra innings. In a recent study, the NCAA found startling results concerning the safety of pitchers at the collegiate level. The findings stated that it takes .4 seconds for a pitcher to react to a ball hit at them after delivering a pitch.