Moratorium placed on composite bats
By Aaron Fitt-Baseball America
Nestled amidst all the back-patting and reports of cheery economic and academic prospects during the “State of Baseball” news conference prior to the College World Series, NCAA officials revealed their concern over hyper-performing bats. Specifically, bats that used composite barrels tended to demonstrate significantly enhanced “trampoline effect” toward the end of their [...]
High School Fastpitch Pitchers Back up a Couple Steps
Softball Pitching Distance to Increase to 43 Feet in 2010-11
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 7, 2009/courtesy NFHS) — Effective with the 2010-11 school year, the pitching distance for high school varsity softball pitchers will increase from 40 feet to 43 feet.
The new pitching distance was one of four rules revisions made by the National Federation of State [...]
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NCAA Places a Moratorium on Composite Baseball Bats
NCAA Places a Moratorium on Composite Baseball Bats
Below is a memorandum that was recently sent to the bat manufacturers. It has to do with the performance level of composite collegiate baseball bats increasing in performance after use. This is old news in the slowpitch game, where players have been aware of bats “breaking in” almost [...]
OTC Sports Welcomes Combat!
In response to customer demand, OTC Sports is now carrying Combat baseball, fastpitch and slowpitch bats and other gear. Combat has been making great slowpitch bats for several years and now they are also a force in little league baseball and fastpitch softball too! Our initial order has been placed and as soon as we [...]
OTC Winter Softball Workout Plan
The workout takes only 30-to-60 minutes per day, so cut back on the recliner-in-front-of-the-TV-time and do work brother! You’ll be amazed at the results of your efforts when the season rolls around!
With the last of the fall games in the book, the question is what are you going to do to improve your game over [...]
Building Your Slowpitch Dynasty!
This is part one in an extended series of articles detailing the steps of forming your own slowpitch softball team.
As a sports marketing specialist, who managed sponsorship opportunities as the National Promotions Manager for DeMarini Sports, is currently a consultant for tournament and league directors, owner of a sports business, and who enjoyed many years [...]
OTC Sports adds Worth Sports to the Line-up!
OTC Sports is proud to announce that in addition to being the premier dealer of Wilson/ DeMarini gear we are now an authorized dealer of Worth Sports too. We’ll always strive to bring to you, the serious ballplayer, the best equipment available. We research and field-test the products prior to offering them on our website [...]
