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Among the rabid fans of college baseball you will find a plethora of opinions on dozens of different topics. The coolest mascots, the best uniforms, the best players, and new rule changes. The biggest rule change of the 2011 college baseball season is the rule that will have college players using different bats. Already the traditionalist inside of us is crying in rage but hold your anger, this could be a good thing.

Aluminum bats have long been thought of as dangerous, dynamic, and scary for the players in the field. Using new technology college players will be using aluminum bats that behave more like their wood counterparts. While this will undoubtedly change the landscape of the game it may not be all bad. The common thought is that these bats will increase safety for the players in the field, hasten games, and increase safety for the fans in the stand.

Of course there are downsides. The sweet spot on these new bats will be noticeably smaller which will stifle offensive production. Offense oriented teams will be upset about this change and defensive teams will find it pleasurable. It remains to be seen what the audience will believe. So the jury is still out on the effect of this rule change.

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