HR's Down Nationally 35% First Three Games of Season

[billybud]

Baseball America states that homeruns are down about 35% as a percentage of balls in play in the first three games of the season compared to 2009 and 2010.

That 35% reduction is in the ballpark of what some batting coaches have been predicting based on their practice experiences.

[CharlieHog]

We only had one here in Fayetteville over the weekend, in the 8th inning on Sunday, hit into the bullpen.

[Ta town]

shox only had one over the weekend.......this confirmed the bats are the same. hardie har har

[WuDrWu]

Nice to see you again Charlie.

[ShockBand]

I ended up not being able to get out to any games this past weekend. How different do the bats sound?

[billybud]

Thud...instead of piiing

[dregn]

More like a composite softball bat, still get a little ping if hit in the right/wrong spot

[CharlieHog]

Nice to see you again Charlie.

Thank you. I need to get back in the swing of things now that it's baseball season.

[SB Shock]

http://sebaseball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1048&CID=775249#20110220

first counts shows ~11% reduction in scoring so far.

[shocker3]

http://sebaseball.rivals.com/content...75249#20110220

first counts shows ~11% reduction in scoring so far.

Very hard to tell from the Shocker games so far.

[JaminShock]

http://sebaseball.rivals.com/content...75249#20110220

first counts shows ~11% reduction in scoring so far.

Very hard to tell from the Shocker games so far.

Well, Shocker opponents are averaging .75 runs a game. :)

[billybud]

James Madison scored 91 runs and hit 23 homers while sweeping Bucknell this weekend. That sort of production is not typical so that affected the overall numbers a bit.

That's an amazing number....Bucknell pitching must really serve it up.

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

or they play in a teeball field

[shocker3]

or they play in a teeball field

or both!

[RoyalShock]

or they play in a teeball field

LAST BATTER!!! THROW IT HOME!!!