re: What have the new, deadened bats accomplished in college baseball?

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protected the pitchers?

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Has it though? Have the statistics shown this to have been significantly achieved or that a significant problem existed prior? Is the tradeoff worth it?

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made it more like a wooden bat that these players will be using to earn a living?

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Obviously. But how has that been beneficial to the college game? Or are we simply admitting that it hasn't been and that that effect justifies the wisdom of the decision?