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Need to mandate bats that are not as hot. Much cheaper than expanding field
The bats (and balls to some degree) these girls are using are way too hot. My daughter hit her first over the fence HR when she was 10 yrs old on a 210 ft fence so that tells you all you need to know about that.
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FWIW, more HRs hit per game in baseball than softball.**
-- hokietony
May 19, 2024 at 07:26 PM ET
hokietony
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05/19/24 07:26 PM ET
Need to mandate bats that are not as hot. Much cheaper than expanding field
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-- NC_Hokies
May 19, 2024 at 06:12 PM ET
NC_Hokies
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05/19/24 06:12 PM ET
They're hitting a .47 COR, 375 compression ball.
-- WVHokie84
May 19, 2024 at 11:39 PM ET
WVHokie84
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05/19/24 11:39 PM ET
Yep. Girls are hitting 250'+ bombs now.**
-- NC_Hokies
May 20, 2024 at 12:59 PM ET
NC_Hokies
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05/20/24 12:59 PM ET
Never happen. I loved the feel of hitting the sweet spot with wood.**
-- TomTurkey
May 19, 2024 at 07:45 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/19/24 07:45 PM ET
Would softball be more interesting with larger fields, e.g., 250 to center?
-- dallasvt
May 19, 2024 at 05:52 PM ET
dallasvt
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05/19/24 05:52 PM ET
Or fences as high as UCLA’s. I am curious as to the story behind that.
-- HolidayInnHokie
May 19, 2024 at 06:49 PM ET
HolidayInnHokie
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05/19/24 06:49 PM ET
UCLA Left and Right is 190 feet. So they compensated with higher walls.**
-- ColWilliamFleming
May 20, 2024 at 08:09 AM ET
ColWilliamFleming
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05/20/24 08:09 AM ET
Here is the NCAA rule on field dimensions
-- VTChip
May 19, 2024 at 09:19 PM ET
VTChip
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05/19/24 09:19 PM ET
Good info, thanks Chip. So I guess the rules are not hard and fast
-- HolidayInnHokie
May 19, 2024 at 09:36 PM ET
HolidayInnHokie
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05/19/24 09:36 PM ET
They have netting above and there’s a major road not far behind those trees**
-- hokiepro
May 19, 2024 at 08:38 PM ET
hokiepro
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05/19/24 08:38 PM ET
In general, I know the fence has to be higher when the distance is
-- dallasvt
May 19, 2024 at 07:03 PM ET
dallasvt
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05/19/24 07:03 PM ET
It's the powder blue monster.**
-- NC_Hokies
May 19, 2024 at 06:50 PM ET
NC_Hokies
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05/19/24 06:50 PM ET
Nah. Makes it fun. Still seeing some 1-0 & 2-1 games along with offensive
-- hokiepro
May 19, 2024 at 05:49 PM ET
hokiepro
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05/19/24 05:49 PM ET