Why, exactly, is it that college baseball uses metal bats? Here’s what you need to know about why that’s the case, along with some history on the metal bat in the college game, NCAA rules ...

But the implementation of BBCOR standard bats in 2011, which were meant to lower the "trampoline effect" of metal bats, reduced home run totals drastically. The change made that season one of the ...

While meant to simulate wood bats, regulation USA Baseball metal bats are more forgiving than wood for young players who might not connect with the ball on a bat's optimal "sweet spot." After ...

There's long been a debate in baseball circles about the respective benefits and drawbacks of using wood bats versus metal bats. However, there are relatively few scientific studies on the topic ...