Quantifying the New Baseballs(early analysis)...

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[SIZE=-1]This is SEC stats. Full NCAA stats not yet available. They are skewed because of weaker competition -- but cold weather sends it the other way -- so while these numbers are probably higher than they will finish -- it will begin to give us an idea.

Stat 2015(2014)
Avg .312(.276)
RPG 7.81(5.29)
HPG 10.56(9.28
2B/G 2.04(1.36)
3B/G 0.506(0.168
HR/G 0.823(0.455)
TB/G 16.08(12.51)
SLG .474(.372)
OB .409(.376)
OPS .883(.748
k/G 6.2(5.96)
SacBunt/G 0.595(0.748
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Everything is about where it should logically be -- but I found it interesting that in spite of the weaker competition the K numbers are actually up slightly. This seems to tell me that movement on the pitches hasn't suffered as some feared it would -- but instead probably added a little movements to running pitches(2 seam, change, etc) which follows along with the early reports we were hearing on the new balls...[/SIZE]

 

[Bulldogg31]

Hope it continues. Much more fun to watch.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Excuse my ignorance, but TB?

 

[Rog.sixpack]

Total Bases

 

[121Josey]

This year is also a better hitting team although they have been without Collins (and sometimes Rea).

But good analysis overall.

 

[patdog]

Are the 2014 numbers for the full season or only the first two weekends? If they're for the full season, you're making an invalid comparison. A quick check shows the SEC's earned run average is 2.79 so far in 2015, compared to 3.23 overall for 2014, so if you compare defensive stats so far for 2015 to overall stats for 2014, you could make the argument the new balls are hurting offense.

 

[drt7891]

A non-quantifying analysis (mine) states that the new balls definitely have more "zip" and are making outfielders work harder. Which is the way it should be. If a hitter does his part to put one deep in the gap or over the fence, the ball should not keep him from getting what he earned.

 

[Palos verdes]

Balls will be leaving the yard a good bit more when it warms up.

 

[thekimmer]

Looks like it right where NCAA wants it....

[SIZE=-1]This is SEC stats. Full NCAA stats not yet available. They are skewed because of weaker competition -- but cold weather sends it the other way -- so while these numbers are probably higher than they will finish -- it will begin to give us an idea.

Stat 2015(2014)
Avg .312(.276)
RPG 7.81(5.29)
HPG 10.56(9.28
2B/G 2.04(1.36)
3B/G 0.506(0.168
HR/G 0.823(0.455)
TB/G 16.08(12.51)
SLG .474(.372)
OB .409(.376)
OPS .883(.748
k/G 6.2(5.96)
SacBunt/G 0.595(0.748
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]
Everything is about where it should logically be -- but I found it interesting that in spite of the weaker competition the K numbers are actually up slightly. This seems to tell me that movement on the pitches hasn't suffered as some feared it would -- but instead probably added a little movements to running pitches(2 seam, change, etc) which follows along with the early reports we were hearing on the new balls...[/SIZE]

Move things back to more middle ground after two wide swings of the pendulum over the past years. I just don't understand why when they changed the bats it did not occur to the powers that be that the ball might need to be tweaked too. Maybe they did and just wanted to see where how it played out with one thing (bats) before changing another.

 

[Rezpup]

So much more fun to watch college baseball this year. I've seen more gap shots already than all of last season.

 

[MSUDawg25]

Does this mean less ****ing? I know Cohen loves to ****. Can we say **** around here nowadays?