The constantly evolving college game
Jun 01, 2021
4 minutes
—J.J. Cooper
Rates for scoring and home runs in Division I, 1970-2021
Change has been a constant part of college baseball.
But unlike Major League Baseball, where there has long been plenty of speculation and intrigue around changes MLB may or may not have made to the baseball to alter the offensive environment, college baseball has been much more transparent about its tweaks.
College baseball has been much more willing to pass rules to adjust the equipment and bring the game back in line with its desired environment.
Most notably, in 1974 college baseball switched from wood bats to
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