BESR bats make a difference

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by MikeStrybel

D1:
Runs Scored 2011 = 6.98 per game Runs Scored 2010 = 5.58 per game
ERAs 2011 = 4.67 per game ERAs 2010 = 5.95 per game

Seems impossible...

(Nevermind that ERA and per game are mutually exclusive terms)

[CT1]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Seems impossible...

Oh, it's possible. And the teams who used Nike bats were unknowingly penalized even more. Nike is no longer selling bats for use by college teams, and will allow teams it had under contract last year to use bats by other manufacturers.

"While using the Nike bats last year, Alabama hit just 23 home runs, down from an average of 86.6 over the previous three seasons.

The effects, though, were not specific to Alabama. Of the top 20 team leaders in home runs this past season, none used Nike bats. Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami, North Carolina and Southern Cal - all Nike schools - showed signs of substandard offensive performance. Prior to the 2010-11 season, Miami had not missed the postseason this millennium, reaching the College World Series five times. The Hurricanes blasted an average of more than 93 home runs a season from 2008-2010. This past year Miami hit just 33."

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by CT1

Oh, it's possible. And the teams who used Nike bats were unknowingly penalized even more. Nike is no longer selling bats for use by college teams, and will allow teams it had under contract last year to use bats by other manufacturers.

"While using the Nike bats last year, Alabama hit just 23 home runs, down from an average of 86.6 over the previous three seasons.

The effects, though, were not specific to Alabama. Of the top 20 team leaders in home runs this past season, none used Nike bats. Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami, North Carolina and Southern Cal - all Nike schools - showed signs of substandard offensive performance. Prior to the 2010-11 season, Miami had not missed the postseason this millennium, reaching the College World Series five times. The Hurricanes blasted an average of more than 93 home runs a season from 2008-2010. This past year Miami hit just 33."

I think mbcrowder's observation was runs scored increased 25% while ERA was down 22%. Doesn't make sense unless those BBCOR bats caused a lot of errors.

[InsideTheStripe]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

I think mbcrowder's observation was runs scored increased 25% while ERA was down 22%. Doesn't make sense unless those BBCOR bats caused a lot of errors.

It makes perfect sense to me that balls coming off bats "hotter" would lead to an increase in errors committed by fielders.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

It makes perfect sense to me that balls coming off bats "hotter" would lead to an increase in errors committed by fielders.

BBCOR bats should yield "cooler" balls... or something like that.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

It makes perfect sense to me that balls coming off bats "hotter" would lead to an increase in errors committed by fielders.

OK, now that's just dumb. I was making a comment about the impossibility of those numbers because he posted one line BACKWARD. Let's not defend the possibility of the impossible numbers.

(Someone please tell me why these numbers would be incomprehensibly backward at Div 1, but not at the other two? Come on people.)