With BBCOR bats, it’s a whole new ballgame for high school baseball - West

Is small ball back in high school baseball this spring? Will pitchers dominate? Now that teams using aluminum bats are required to use a BBCOR model, the “ping’’ of a batted ball has been replaced by a “thud.’’ And coaches, and players expect less scoring, more hit-and-run plays, and a purer game.