Why do they use aluminum bats in the college game? Is it to save on the cost of wood from broken bats? Did they use wooden bats in the beginning when they started playing college baseball? Thanks for any answers!
Yes, colleges did use wood bats originallyAnd, yes, they did switch to aluminum bats because they last longer than wooden ones and it comes out better financially for the schools in the long runI've heard that MLB clubs have various formulas to convert the offensive statistics of aluminum wielding college players into approximate 'wood stats' when scouting playersThe biggest debate recently about wood vsaluminum has been about safetyA ball thrown at 'A' speed and hit by a batter, using wood, with a swing speed of 'B' , might leave the bat traveling 'C' mphThe same 'A' and 'B' numbers, but using aluminum instead, could impart 10 mph or more to the 'C' speed as it leaves the batThe concern is that balls hit off an aluminum bat leave the pitcher more vulnerable to injury as he has less time to react and get out of the wayIt's a valid concern, I guess, and there have been instances of players being seriously injured or killed from being struck by a batted ballBut if you look at the sheer number of at-bats that occur each year at all levels of baseball vsthe number of serious injuries/deaths, you're talking about the proverbial chance of getting struck by lightning.
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