The difference the bats/balls make.

[BobM]

Since I officiated this tournament (12 games over the two days, including both bracket finals as well as the championship), and have worked this Tournament for many
years, I would like to reply to some comments. The ball that was used this year was the same as last year, the
Trump Stote, cor. 44, 525 compression, prohyde cover.
As for the low scoring, I think you have to factor in the
following: the fields were wet and slow, the wind was blowing in all tournament long, the humidity was high, and most teams were playing a five man infield, due to the conditions. So I really think that you cannot completely
blame the ball for the lack of scoring. As for home runs, in
the "if" game, the wind did stop blowing for about a half hour, and the winning team, Lookers/Lotierzo's/Showtime, hit
five home runs during that time. I think that most of the
teams, accustomed to playing long ball, could not adjust to
the conditions.
When you take all this into account, while the ball may not have been the livliest, I believe strongly that it was the weather, and not the ball or bats, that kept scores low.