New Bats=Narrowing the Gap

[DeerPark12]

Originally Posted by BruinVol

I thought I had heard that DS had switched over to demarini? Did that not happen?

Yes, we bought out of the Easton contract and switched to DeMarini for this season for bats and batting gloves.

[engie]

Originally Posted by DeerPark12

Yes, we bought out of the Easton contract and switched to DeMarini for this season for bats and batting gloves.

Your obviously ahead of us in that regard!

Any idea what it costs to buy out of that contract?

Another thing... We broke at least 3 Easton bats at the handle between our last regular season series(UK) and regionals. If we're going to breaking bats, I much prefer wood to jagged aluminum...

[NYYVol]

Originally Posted by punkcat

Curious about those bats. I heard an announcer say that the days of the power hitters in college bb are over. True?

True power hitters are not affected by the new bats. The difference is now balls that are mis-hit don't leave the yard. Guys were getting to the point where duck farts were flying out. BBCOR stopped that.

[DeerPark12]

Originally Posted by engie

Your obviously ahead of us in that regard!

Any idea what it costs to buy out of that contract?

Another thing... We broke at least 3 Easton bats at the handle between our last regular season series(UK) and regionals. If we're going to breaking bats, I much prefer wood to jagged aluminum...

Wasn't much, the quality of the product allowed us to get out of it easily for not ripping the bats publicly.

[whocaresgobobcats]

Originally Posted by engie

Your obviously ahead of us in that regard!

Any idea what it costs to buy out of that contract?

Another thing... We broke at least 3 Easton bats at the handle between our last regular season series(UK) and regionals. If we're going to breaking bats, I much prefer wood to jagged aluminum...

We broke 4-5 Easton bats. However, it seemed split on preference. Some guys liked DeMarini more, some liked Easton, and a few liked Rawlings.

We had all three so we let them choose which ones they liked best.

[JokermanVol]

Originally Posted by BruinVol

I know in last nights draft at least 2 hitters were drafted in the top 60 picks that hit less than .275 in college this year. That's hard for me to fathom but that's the kind of thing I am talking about here. Small ball is the name of the game and that's why I feel DS may get this thing fixed sooner than later.

It's a 180 from a few years ago. Wyatt Allen was drafted very high with a ERA in the 6s back in the Smokey Mt Classic days, before the new bats.

[BruinVol]

Kent State and Stoney Brook both playing for a trip to the CWS today. Hard to believe but I really feel the new bats made it possible for those two teams to get this far. I am really pulling for both to make it happen.

[ShowmeVols]

Originally Posted by DeerPark12

Yes, we bought out of the Easton contract and switched to DeMarini for this season for bats and batting gloves.

Do we know for sure that Easton didn't buy us out?