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AP: New ball gets good reviews, but will it fly at big CWS park
By ERIC OLSON (AP Sports Writer)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The home run is back in college baseball, thanks to the new flat-seam ball put into play this year. Everyone now wants to see if the trend carries over to the College World Series in its cavernous stadium.
''Justifiably, all eyes will be on Omaha to see how the ball performs there. I know ours will be,'' said Damani Leech, the NCAA director of championships and alliances.
Traditionally, the threat of the big inning has been part of the appeal of college baseball. But in the four years the CWS has been played at TD Ameritrade Park, only 25 home runs have been hit in 59 games. Just three were hit in each of the last two years.
That could change when the CWS begins Saturday. The less wind-resistant flat-seam ball boosted scoring and home runs across the country all season, and 135 home runs were hit in regionals and super regionals compared with 87 homers for the entire tournament in 2014. ...
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ball-gets-good-reviews-fly-big-cws-park-201248715-ncaabb.html;_ylt=AwrXnCZVJXhVWHAAZizQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBya2cwZmh2BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwM1BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
By ERIC OLSON (AP Sports Writer)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The home run is back in college baseball, thanks to the new flat-seam ball put into play this year. Everyone now wants to see if the trend carries over to the College World Series in its cavernous stadium.
''Justifiably, all eyes will be on Omaha to see how the ball performs there. I know ours will be,'' said Damani Leech, the NCAA director of championships and alliances.
Traditionally, the threat of the big inning has been part of the appeal of college baseball. But in the four years the CWS has been played at TD Ameritrade Park, only 25 home runs have been hit in 59 games. Just three were hit in each of the last two years.
That could change when the CWS begins Saturday. The less wind-resistant flat-seam ball boosted scoring and home runs across the country all season, and 135 home runs were hit in regionals and super regionals compared with 87 homers for the entire tournament in 2014. ...
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ball-gets-good-reviews-fly-big-cws-park-201248715-ncaabb.html;_ylt=AwrXnCZVJXhVWHAAZizQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBya2cwZmh2BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwM1BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
