Gil Dobie
May 16th, 2007, 12:24 PM
I was at my nephews high school game last night in Wisconsin. They still use aluminum bats, and had to come from behind twice to win in extra innings. North Dakota however switched back to wood bats this year, see story below. Does your state use wood or aluminum for High School baseball?
Wooden Bat Story Link (http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=37294§ion=Sports&forumcomm_check_return&freebie_check&CFID=34516310&CFTOKEN=89749787&jsessionid=8830fa09502569391892)
North Border's baseball team is averaging only 3.3 runs per game. But the Eagles have been competitive in almost every game.
Three of North Border's seven wins have been by three or fewer runs; nine of its 13 losses have been by three or fewer runs.
“That's the wood bat syndrome,” Eagles coach Jeff Carpenter said. “Everybody is playing more small ball.
“With aluminum bats, two or three runs isn't a lot to make up. But it is with wood bats. It's harder to string together a bunch of hits, and you don't get the big blows. I haven't seen a home run this year, either by us or anybody we've played.”
North Dakota high schools made a mandatory switch from aluminum to wood bats this season. With the regular season nearing its completion, the consensus of coaches in the area is that the switch has made a big change in the game.
Wooden Bat Story Link (http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=37294§ion=Sports&forumcomm_check_return&freebie_check&CFID=34516310&CFTOKEN=89749787&jsessionid=8830fa09502569391892)
North Border's baseball team is averaging only 3.3 runs per game. But the Eagles have been competitive in almost every game.
Three of North Border's seven wins have been by three or fewer runs; nine of its 13 losses have been by three or fewer runs.
“That's the wood bat syndrome,” Eagles coach Jeff Carpenter said. “Everybody is playing more small ball.
“With aluminum bats, two or three runs isn't a lot to make up. But it is with wood bats. It's harder to string together a bunch of hits, and you don't get the big blows. I haven't seen a home run this year, either by us or anybody we've played.”
North Dakota high schools made a mandatory switch from aluminum to wood bats this season. With the regular season nearing its completion, the consensus of coaches in the area is that the switch has made a big change in the game.