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[Donald Boyles]

The NCAA has agreed that starting in the '15 season, they have adopted the Flat Seam Baseball vs. the raised seam baseball.

Committee members made the decision to change to a flat-seamed baseball after research conducted this fall by the Washington State University Sport Science Laboratory showed that flat-seamed baseballs launched out of a pitching machine at averages of 95 mph, a 25-degree angle and a 1,400 rpm spin rate traveled around 387 feet compared to raised-seamed baseballs that went 367 feet.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/ar...5-championship

This is a step in the right direction now they just need to get rid of the BBCOR bats and move to Wood Bats and increase scholarship limits for D1 Baseball.

 

[Hoekem]

I hate the ping and love the crack

 

[Chitownhorn]

The NCAA has agreed that starting in the '15 season, they have adopted the Flat Seam Baseball vs. the raised seam baseball.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/ar...5-championship

This is a step in the right direction now they just need to get rid of the BBCOR bats and move to Wood Bats and increase scholarship limits for D1 Baseball.

Agreed. Especially about the wood bats. I don't see any reason that D1 colleges shouldn't be playing to the same standards as minor league baseball.

 

[bbdude]

Damn... subtle differences that can make all the differences...

 

[Lord Vader]

Im not a baseball guy, but bats should crack.

 

[Donald Boyles]

Agreed. Especially about the wood bats. I don't see any reason that D1 colleges shouldn't be playing to the same standards as minor league baseball.

I need to do some checking with some select team coaches and see which ball they use. These kids use wood bats during the summer and fall when they are competing with their Select Team, so the transition from Select Team to College Ball would be seamless(Pun Intended)..

The main concern would be that these smaller D1 Teams would have a hard time competing as the cost of the would bats would be prohibitive..

 

[cmcddg81]

Say good-bye to the 12 to 6 curve ball that falls off the table, a biting slider and movement on a good fastball!

 

[LongviewLobo01]

This is going to help the big slugging teams like LSU and others from the SEC and will hurt teams like Texas, UNC and UCLA and others who rely on strong pitching to win games. I'm hoping that some of the new faces this year on Augie's squad can turn around our hitting woes as well as a second season under hitting coach Tommy Nicholson.

 

[Chitownhorn]

I need to do some checking with some select team coaches and see which ball they use. These kids use wood bats during the summer and fall when they are competing with their Select Team, so the transition from Select Team to College Ball would be seamless(Pun Intended)..
The main concern would be that these smaller D1 Teams would have a hard time competing as the cost of the would bats would be prohibitive..

I understand the cost argument, I've heard it for years and if memory serves me correctly that was the overriding factor to moving to aluminum bats. I wonder if this is an opportunity for bat manufacturers to to sponsor teams just like Nike does for the clothing. Not sure if it possible but just a random thought.

 

[Hornlaw]

Say good-bye to the 12 to 6 curve ball that falls off the table, a biting slider and movement on a good fastball!

Seriously.

 

[Donald Boyles]

Say good-bye to the 12 to 6 curve ball that falls off the table, a biting slider and movement on a good fastball!

Pitchers will need to adjust to the new seams, which could make it harder for pitchers to spin breaking balls but could lead to more movement on two-seam balls, according to some pitchers we consulted who played in both college and the minor leagues. Leech said the NCAA conducted a “limited study” about how the new seams affect the movement of the ball out of a pitcher’s hand.

Of course, one of the best college pitchers of this generation—or any generation—was Michael Roth, a lefty who worked mostly in the low-to-mid-80s at South Carolina. Roth rocketed to the big leagues in his first full pro season this year, and he said he prefers the lower seams of the professional ball.
“Pro balls are way better,” Roth said this summer. “I can’t throw a straight pitch if I wanted to (with the flat-seamed ball).”

NCAA To Switch To Flat-Seamed Balls In 2015 - BaseballAmerica.com

 

[Black Scholes]

I think most of the schools north of the Mason-Dixon will do their best to keep baseball scholie numbers down. Unfortunate.

 

[WRR]

So that should not only increase distance of balls hit, but also lessen movement of pitches?

 

[Donald Boyles]

So that should not only increase distance of balls hit, but also lessen movement of pitches?

2 seams will have more movements..Sliders and Curves will take time for the pitchers to get use to throwing with a flat seam. This will get the pitchers better prepare for the MLB..