| In the mid 1850s, when baseball was in its infancy, | | | | durability, their cost effectiveness, and their |
| players made their own bats. They experimented | | | | lightweight swinging power. |
| with flat bats, round bats, and heavy bats. They | | | | College players can pay as little as $50 for a used bat |
| ultimately discovered that the barrel shaped bat was | | | | or up to several hundreds of dollars for ultra-light, |
| the most effective. Today, college baseball bats have | | | | specialized alloy bats. College players usually have a |
| taken this technology to a new, powerful level upon | | | | good feel for what kind of bat they need. They |
| the introduction of aluminum bats in the mid 1970s. | | | | should consider personal height in relation to the |
| Too many wooden bats were being broken, so due | | | | length of the bat, and of course barrel size and |
| to budget crunches suffered by many college athletic | | | | weight. One advantage of current college baseball |
| programs, collegiate baseball made the switch from | | | | bats is that the batter can capitalize on the inside |
| wood to aluminum bats. This sparked a debate that | | | | edge of the strike zone. So when a pitcher is trying |
| rages today. | | | | to jam the batter, a base hit can be ripped out with |
| Many purists want to do away with the high tech | | | | a good aluminum bat. |
| aluminum/alloy bats and return to the days where | | | | College baseball bats are available online, in sporting |
| they claim hitters had to be much better in order to | | | | goods stores, and at used equipment outlets. Always |
| rack up those high batting averages. On the other | | | | ask the coach for guidance, and test bats for free at |
| hand, a many people believe that the aluminum | | | | a batting cage so that you may more effectively |
| college baseball bats elevate the game to an exciting | | | | judge the bats power and fit before making your |
| level, with more home runs and a faster pace. | | | | selection. |
| Colleges still prefer the aluminum bats due to their | | | | |