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If the bats were shaved and they were in possession of them they should be kicked out for the year. The bats are hot enough that there is no need for it. If the bats are pre 2009 they will fail compression testing and the bat doesn't have to be doctored for that to happen. Is this a high school rule now? Compression testing is something that has been at college and travel ball levels for years now. I didn't think it was required in high school. The easiest way to fix this stuff is use the NCAA approved bat list and there wouldn't be much to worry about. Now bat shaving is blatant cheating and would hope this isn't a common problem.SCHSL took 5 bats last week...I heard they were shaved but they said it could not be proved they were used in any games???? just what I heard and don't know if any or some is true...but it has been a long time rumor for years.....
If they had Stealths in 2015 they were perfectly legal. I can't help but think (don't want to believe otherwise) this is about a bunch of jealous haters complaining because they cant beat them. Same illegal pitch crap I hear when teams can't hit a pitcher. Kid hits multiple homers its got to be illegal bats or when pitchers striking out kids there has to be something illegal. Give the kids credit until proven otherwise.We played Aynor for state last year and they were using 2 old grey stealths and we knew they were illegal!
There was 2 home runs hit at the N/S game last year as well and guess who hit them?Aynor players with same bat!
Guess ole Keith finally got caught cheating and maybe they won't let him call pitches from the stands anymore either!
Synergy was not illegal until 2016. Jealous hater wasn't meant for anyone that posted and more about my thought reading the article. Also if you do some research on bat mods it isn't sound that changes. It doesn't sound like the offensive output has stopped. I will say again if a bat is shaved the player should be banned for the year. Burned looking barrels and end caps that have been tampered with are some of the signs. The compression tester wont verify a cheater because it can't tell the difference between a overused bat or a rolled bat. If they take off a end cap a shaved bat is easily determined. Maybe the sound difference has more to do with who is swinging the bat. I promise Abbey Cheeks (google it) bat sounds different than most people swinging a Xeno. Will add the old Synergy and Stealth were some kick butt bats.Meant to say Synergy not stealth it was the old grey blue synergy!Definitely not a jealous hater but if you have been around softball as long as I have you can hear the difference and see the difference in the 2 they were swinging!
I thought the article read 3 HR's vs Dillon and a fourth that was close. Who did they play in the loses?0-2 since and no home runs???
I have been through this once with personal experience. We had a parent or parents from our own high school team accuse (not in front me) my daughter of having a shaved bat. It got back to her through her teammates. One I would never do that because a player could be seriously injured or worse by one. Well the said bat lost its end cap during a game a few weeks later. Normally that would be upsetting but it was the perfect opportunity to carry the bat around to parents and have them look inside the barrel. "Does that look shaved to you?" Not that they would know but I could easily explain a shaved bat would be smooth inside and you wouldn't see the composite fibers. As usual in high school I always kept a new bat as a back up in her bag. She hit just fine with the new bat. I am sure whoever those parents were never corrected the story they told people.However, sadly to say many of these so called alleged bat infractions are often either based on jealousy or plain out misinformation. I hear people talk about girls and boys for that matter using "illegal bats" . Most of the girls that are really good could use a broom handle and do well. Please don't be so quick to judge and accuse if you don't truly know, its not fair to those who truly are gifted. Or fall in the trap that everyone who does well must be doing something wrong, we are so blessed with good talent here in SC.
llpmom, Hit the nail on the head. And by the way, I believe I know of whom (daddy/s) that you speak of . Stats are a waste of time and never tell the whole story. Coaches understand a bloop single goes down as a hit, and a line drive smoked at and caught by the shortstop is an out. Who really barreled it up and who didn't.most high school stats are meaningless----overwhelming majority are not factual, are not kept by an unbiased score keeper and/or are "cooked" to make the kids/team look better than they are. sad, but true. Daddy can make his kid look like a stud in school ball, but when they get to travel ball, the stats look significantly different!!
Sounds to me like sour grapes to me. I don't have a dog in the fight but reading Mr.Idol's post, I had to respond. I live in NC and someone suspected one of the teams here were using illegal bats. They had them compression tested and some did not pass the test. So, the next game after removing the bats from the team, the first pitch after the new bat was unwrapped at the field went over left center. The next game, this same team hit two HRs and three HRs the next. Maybe the Aynor girls are working harder and better ballplayers.We played Aynor for state last year and they were using 2 old grey stealths and we knew they were illegal!
There was 2 home runs hit at the N/S game last year as well and guess who hit them?Aynor players with same bat!
Guess ole Keith finally got caught cheating and maybe they won't let him call pitches from the stands anymore either!
Mr. Shaffer, I am a softball addict as are most that post on this forum. Your "Interesting Read" caught my attention and I decided to go to the link you provided. I seldom chime in but like to keep up with SC & NC high school softball. I decided after reading Mr. Idol post and Gatta's post that I would respond.
Mr. Shaffer, I am a softball addict as are most that post on this forum. Your "Interesting Read" caught my attention and I decided to go to the link you provided. I seldom chime in but like to keep up with SC & NC high school softball. I decided after reading Mr. Idol post and Gatta's post that I would respond.
There is another article today (4/29/16) on the site. "Aynor Softball Vindicated" You may want to provide a link to this article since you thought the other was so interesting.
Others may want to issue an apology for making unfounded accusations.
Aynor did their own test.
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So did the SCHSL "test" the bats or did Aynor?
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/high-school/article74427067.htmlMr. Shaffer, I am a softball addict as are most that post on this forum. Your "Interesting Read" caught my attention and I decided to go to the link you provided. I seldom chime in but like to keep up with SC & NC high school softball. I decided after reading Mr. Idol post and Gatta's post that I would respond.
There is another article today (4/29/16) on the site. "Aynor Softball Vindicated" You may want to provide a link to this article since you thought the other was so interesting.
Others may want to issue an apology for making unfounded accusations.
Meant to say Synergy not stealth it was the old grey blue synergy!Definitely not a jealous hater but if you have been around softball as long as I have you can hear the difference and see the difference in the 2 they were swinging!
Synergy was not illegal until 2016. Jealous hater wasn't meant for anyone that posted and more about my thought reading the article. Also if you do some research on bat mods it isn't sound that changes. It doesn't sound like the offensive output has stopped. I will say again if a bat is shaved the player should be banned for the year. Burned looking barrels and end caps that have been tampered with are some of the signs. The compression tester wont verify a cheater because it can't tell the difference between a overused bat or a rolled bat. If they take off a end cap a shaved bat is easily determined. Maybe the sound difference has more to do with who is swinging the bat. I promise Abbey Cheeks (google it) bat sounds different than most people swinging a Xeno. Will add the old Synergy and Stealth were some kick butt bats.
0-2 since and no home runs???