TUCSON, Ariz. — The 2017 Collegiate Baseball High School All-America teams are loaded with outstanding talent from across the nation.

This year’s crop of high school athletes is impressive and talented on both the first and second teams. Twenty two players were selected in the first two rounds and Competitive Balance A and B of the 2017 Major League Draft.

Leading the team is Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Year in RHP/SS Tanner Burns of Decatur H.S. (AL).

Named Alabama’s Mr. Baseball and the 6A Player of the Year, Burns did it all for his high school team. He is “one of the hardest working players I have ever coached,” according to his coach Luke Lamm. “He is very level headed and a better person away from the field.”

As a pitcher, he was 10-1 with a 0.88 ERA, 8 complete games, 116 strikeouts, 22 walks in 64 innings.

He hit .467 with 10 doubles, 4 triples, 16 home runs and 46 RBI. He drew 22 walks and struck out just 7 times in 105 at-bats. The 6-foot, 205 pound right-hander signed with Auburn.

Nominations for the All-Americans are submitted by the player’s high school coach and the staff of Collegiate Baseball chooses the honorees.

To read the full story with stats of each 2017 Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s H.S. All-American, purchase the June 16, 2017 edition of Collegiate Baseball by CLICKING HERE.

First Team

Pitchers

• Trevor Rogers, LHP, Carlsbad H.S., NM
• Hans Crouse, RHP, Dana Hills H.S., Dana Point, CA
• Brennan Oxford, LHP, Oyster River H.S., Durham, NH
• Jonathan Guardado, RHP, Nogales H.S., La Puente, CA
• Alex Scherff, RHP, Colleyville Heritage H.S., Colleyville, TX
• Spencer Strider, RHP, Christian Academy of Knoxville, TN
• Ledgend Smith, LHP, Binger-Oney H.S., Binger, OK
• Jake Jackson, RHP, El Toro H.S., Lake Forest, CA
• Mason Hickman, RHP, Pope John Paul II H.S., Hendersonville, TN
• Sam Keating, RHP, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, FL
• Kevin Abel, RHP, Madison H.S., San Diego, CA
• Jordan Fowler, LHP, Dyer County H.S., Newbern, TN
• Jake Kuchmaner, LHP, Marvin Ridge H.S., Waxhaw, NC
• Brandon Kaminer, LHP, Stoneman Douglas H.S., Parkland, FL
• John Kodros, LHP, Coppell H.S., TX
• Jacob Heatherly, LHP, Cullman H.S., AL
• Seth Lonsway, LHP, Celina H.S., OH
• Beaux Bonvillain, LHP, Bryant H.S., AR
• Carson Hall, RHP, Randolph School, Huntsville, AL
• Will Morrison, RHP, Cullman H.S., AL
• Joseph Brandon, RHP, Loganville H.S., GA
• CJ Van Eyk, RHP, Steinbrenner H.S., Lutz. FL
• Charlie Neuweiler, RHP, Msgr. McClancy Memorial H.S., Queens, NY
• Trace Moore, LHP, Nova H.S., Davie, FL
• Daniel Holley, LHP, Glenwood H.S., Phenix City, AL
• Luke Bartnicki, LHP, Walton H.S., Marietta, GA

Catchers

• MJ Melendez, Westminster Christian, Miami, FL
• Luis Campusano, Cross Creek H.S., Augusta, GA
• Blake Hunt, Mater Dei H.S., Santa Ana, CA
• Joe Donovan, Westmont H.S., IL
• Cody Milligan, Binger-Oney H.S., Binger, OK
• Sam Praytor, Helena H.S., AL
• Jake Hagnenow, Farragut H.S., Knoxville, TN
• Jacob Taylor, Shawnee H.S., OK
• Philip Clarke, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, TN
• Steven Williams, Deerfield-Windsor School, Albany, GA
• Dalton Cornett, Knott County Central H.S., Hindman, KY
• Dillon Dingler, Jackson H.S., Massillon, OH

Infielders

• Royce Lewis, SS, JSerra Catholic H.S., San Juan Capistrano, CA
• Ryan Vilade, SS/3B, Stillwater H.S., OK
• Jacob Gonzalez, 3B, Chaparral H.S., Scottsdale, AZ
• Casey Martin, SS, Lonoke H.S., AR
• Austin Wells, 1B/DH, Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas, NV
• Jose Rivera, MIF/3B, Riverdale Baptist H.S., Upper Marlboro, MD
• Cash Case, SS, The First Academy, Orlando, FL
• Alex Toral, 1B, Archbishop McCarthy, Southwest Ranches, FL
• Hayden Cantrelle, SS, Teurlings Catholic H.S., Lafayette, LA
• Nick Brueser, 1B, Hamilton H.S., Chandler, AZ .
• Trevor Hauver, SS, Perry H.S., Gilbert, AZ
• Alika Williams, SS, Rancho Bernardo H.S., San Diego, CA
• Jayson Gonzalez, SS, Bishop Amat H.S., La Puente, CA
• Brice Turang, SS, Santiago H.S., Corona, CA

Outfielders

• Austin Beck, North Davidson H.S., Lexington, NC
• Jordan Adell, Ballard H.S., Louisville, KY
• Bubba Thompson, McGill-Toolen Catholic H.S., Mobile, AL
• Drew Waters, Etowah H.S., Woodstock, GA
• Calvin Mitchell, Rancho Bernardo H.S., San Diego, CA
• Coleman Brannen, The Westfield School, Perry, GA
• Quentin Holmes, Msgr. McClancy Memorial H.S., Queens, NY
• Conner Uselton, Southmoore H.S., Moore, OK
• Terry Fuller, Griffin H.S., Griffin, GA
• Jacob Pearson, West Monroe H.S., LA
• Alek Thomas, Mount Carmel H.S., Chicago, IL
• Jason Rooks, Walton H.S., Marietta, GA
• Tanner O’Tremba, Cherry Creek H.S., Greenwood Village, CO
• Owen Lovell, Cullman H.S., AL
• Nicholas Webre, Teurlings Catholic H.S., Lafayette, LA
• Daniel Cabrera, Parkview Baptist H.S., Baton Rouge, LA
• Adan Fernandez, Archbishop McCarthy, Southwest Ranches, FL
• Judd Ward, Russellville H.S., AL

Multi-Position Players

• Tanner Burns, RHP/SS, Decatur H.S., AL
• Hunter Greene, SS/P, Notre Dame H.S., Sherman Oaks, CA
• MacKenzie Gore, LHP/OF/1B, Whiteville H.S., NC
• Shane Baz, RHP/OF, Concordia Lutheran H.S., Tomball, TX
• Hagan Danner, RHP/C, Huntington Beach H.S., CA
• Joe Perez, 3B/RHP, Archbishop McCarthy, Southwest Ranches,
• Sam Carlson, RHP/OF, Burnsville H.S., MN
• Tanner Sparks, RHP/3B, Shawnee H.S., OK
• Cody Greenhill, RHP/1B, Russellville H.S., AL
• Justin Bullock, INF/RHP, South Granville H.S., Creedmoor, NC
• Logan Allen, LHP/OF, University H.S., Orange City, FL
• Jordan Butler, LHP/1B/OF, Alonso H.S., Tampa, FL
• Joe Lancelotti, RHP/1B, William Penn Charter, Philadelphia, PA
• Christian Chamberlain, LHP/CF, Reno H.S., NV
• Aaron Walters, C/RHP, Center Point H.S., TX
• Seth Corry, LHP/OF, Lone Peak H.S., American Fork, UT
• Chance Clark, SS/RHP, South Beauregard H.S., Longville, LA
• Kyle Jacobsen, OF/LHP, Allatoona H.S., Acworth, GA
• Noel Vela, LHP/OF, Mission Veterans Memorial H.S., Mission, TX

Second Team

Pitchers

• Matt Blair, RHP, Tattnall Square Academy, Macon, GA
• Chandler Mauldin, LHP, Rockwall-Heath H.S., Rockwall, TX
• Isaac Esqueda, LHP, Bishop Amat H.S., La Puente, CA
• Gene Hurst, RHP, Oak Mountain H.S., Birmingham, AL
• Jonathan Stroman, RHP, La Cueva H.S., Albuquerque, NM
• JJ Kruzel, RHP, Little Elm H.S., TX
• Matt Russell, RHP, Staley H.S., Kansas City, MO
• Elijah Gill, LHP, Providence H.S., Jacksonville, FL
• Lucas Gordon, LHP, Notre Dame H.S., Sherman Oaks, CA
• Peyton Glavin, LHP, Blessed Trinity H.S., Roswell, GA
• Caleb Mitchell, LHP, Parkview H.S., Lilburn, GA
• John Short, LHP, Maize H.S., KS
• Kolby Somers, LHP, Century H.S., Hillsboro, OR
• Sam Beck, RHP, Rutgers Prep, Somerset, NJ
• Michael Newstrom, LHP, Puyallup H.S., WA
• Michael McElmeel, LHP, Antonian College Prep, San Antonio, TX
• Luke Anderson, RHP, Shawnee Mission East H.S., Prairie Village, KS
• Brandon Neeck, LHP, Horace Greeley H.S., Chappaqua, NY
• Christian MacLeod, LHP, Huntsville H.S., AL
• Chase Farrell, RHP, Valencia H.S., CA
• Griffin Reedy, RHP, Pensacola Catholic H.S., Pensacola, FL
• Daniel Federman, RHP, Archbishop McCarthy H.S., Southwest Ranches, FL
• Timmy Townsend, RHP, Providence H.S., Charlotte, NC
• Bay Witcher, RHP, Loganville H.S., GA
• Jace Burke, RHP, Walsh Jesuit H.S., Cuyhoga Falls, OH
• Braden Hays, LHP, Parkview H.S., Lilburn, GA
• Matt Litwicki, RHP, Lake Central H.S., St. John, IN
• Joe Graziano, LHP, Lake Central H.S., St. John, IN
• Tanner Smith, RHP, Houston H.S., MS

Catchers

• Brett Zimmerman, Frankfort H.S., MI
• Cole Stilwell, Rockwall-Heath H.S., Rockwall, TX
• Trey Ham, Tattnall Square Academy, Macon, GA
• Logan Cerny, Parkview H.S., Lilburn, GA
• Chad McDaniel, Stoneman Douglas H.S., Parkland, FL

Infielders

• Jeremiah Jackson, SS, St. Luke’s Episcopal School, Mobile, AL
• Skylar Holland, 1B, Russellville H.S., AL
• Ethan Whitley, SS, Covington H.S., TN
• Logan Simmons, SS, Tattnall Square Academy, Macon, GA
• Ricky Presno, 2B, Charles Flanagan H.S., Pembroke Pines, FL
• Brendan Regan, SS/2B, Walsh Jesuit H.S., Cuyahoga Falls, OH
• Matt Alaimo, 1B, St. Joseph Regional, Montvale, NJ
• Richard Ware, 3B, La Cueva H.S., Albuquerque, NM
• Sam Faith, 3B/SS, St. Charles North H.S., St. Charles, IL
• Zach Mettetal, SS, St. Charles North H.S., St. Charles, IL
• JT Schwartz, SS, Corona del Mar H.S., Newport Beach, CA
• Nick Burdette, 1B, Bingham H.S., South Jordan, UT
• Frainyer Chavez, SS, Little Elm H.S., TX
• Gage Hughes, SS, Greenup County H.S., Greenup, KY
• Dax Fellows, SS, Silverado H.S., Las Vegas, NV

Outfielders

• Kendrick Calilao, The First Academy, Orlando, FL
• Alec Sanchez, 2B, Providence H.S., Jacksonville, FL
• Joey DeMasi, Parkview H.S., Lilburn, GA
• Justin Henry, Rutgers Prep, Somerset, NJ
• Josh Hall, Randolph School, Huntsville, AL
• Cody Masters, Coppell H.S., TX
• Tanner Allen, UMS-Wright H.S., Mobile, AL
• Canaan Smith, Rockwall-Heath H.S., Rockwall, TX
• Carl Grindl, Pensacola Catholic H.S., Pensacola, FL
• Jason Fontenot, South Beauregard H.S., Longville, LA
• Preston Hartsell, Corona del Mar H.S., Newport Beach, CA

Multi-Position Players

• Andrew Abbott, LHP/OF, Halifax County H.S., South Boston, VA
• Harold Cortijo, RHP/CF, Riverdale Baptist H.S., Upper Marlboro, MD
• Logan Chapman, RHP/DH, Easley H.S., SC
• Boyd Vander Kooi, RHP/SS, Skyline H.S., Mesa, AZ
• Cole Winn, RHP/1B, Silver Creek H.S., Longmont, CO
• Danny Zimmerman, OF/RHP, Redondo Union H.S., Redondo Beach, CA
• Ryan Kutt, 1B/P, Brother Rice H.S., Chicago, IL
• Evan Williams, CF/RHP, Horizon H.S., Scottsdale, AZ
• Devin Ortiz, P/SS, St. Joseph’s Regional HS, Montvale, NJ
• Matthew White, LHP/CF, Lanier County H.S., Lakeland, GA
• Brett Standlee, RHP/2B, Jenks H.S., OK

TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Florida Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan is Collegiate Baseball’s 2017 National Coach of The Year.

It is the first National Coach of The Year honor for O’Sullivan from Collegiate Baseball, and it marks the 12^th time a Southeastern Conference head coach has won the honor since the award’s inception in 1980.

O’Sullivan led the Gators to their first national title in baseball at the recent College World Series. Florida didn’t commit an error in its last five games of the College World Series, an all-time record during that span of time, while its pitching staff fanned 68 batters over six games which was the second highest total by a national champion in history.

What makes the national championship even more impressive is that the Gators lost eight players off last year’s College World Series team to the Major League Draft as O’Sullivan and his marvelous coaching staff rebuilt the team.

The ball club was built on pitching and defense as the batting average for the Gators was .259 which was 224^th out of 299 NCAA Division I teams.

Florida had the fourth lowest batting average by a national champion in the 71-year history of the CWS at .222 as the Gators averaged 3.8 runs per game. It was the lowest batting average in the past 45 years by a national champion.

Florida tied LSU for the Southeastern Conference title and had a superb overall record of 52-19 in its run to the national championship.

The Gators hosted an NCAA Regional and lost a game but rebounded by winning the championship. Then Florida hosted a Super Regional and lost another game but rallied to win that championship. At the College World Series, Florida lost another contest but bounced back to win the bracket title and ultimately the national championship with two straight wins over LSU.

Under O’Sullivan, Florida has made more College World Series appearances than any team in the last decade (6) and has produced 77 draft picks during that time.

The Gators overcame injuries, getting swept at Auburn to start the Southeastern Conference schedule, hitting slumps and more to win on the biggest stage and make Florida the only school in the last 50 years to win national titles in football, men’s basketball and baseball.

Now in his 10th season with the Gators, O’Sullivan and his staff have transformed Florida into one of the marquee programs in college baseball.

During a tenure which has been marked by tireless recruiting, which has featured three No. 1 national recruiting championships as determined by Collegiate Baseball (2015, 2013, 2009), he has overseen a progression up the national ladder that has been punctuated by six trips to the NCAA College World Series in the past eight years, highlighted by a national championship this season, a runner-up performance in 2011, four Southeastern Conference titles in (2010-11-14-17), as well as 10 NCAA Tournaments in a row.

The Gators started SEC play this season with a 6-6 record and then finished by winning 15 of 18 league games. Since O’Sullivan took over the Florida baseball program in 2008, he has led the Gators to more SEC wins than any other school (192).

Another barometer of great coaching is that Florida earned 19 one-run wins this season, the most in the country. No other team had more than 14 (Oregon St.).

Florida earned its eighth national seed in 10 years under O’Sullivan in 2017, the most in the nation in that span.

Previous Collegiate Baseball National Coaches of The Year include:

• 2016: Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina
• 2015: Brian O’Connor, Virginia
• 2014: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt
• 2013: John Savage, UCLA
• 2012: Andy Lopez, Arizona
• 2011: Ray Tanner, South Carolina
• 2010: Ray Tanner, South Carolina
• 2009: Paul Mainieri, Louisiana St.
• 2008: Mike Batesole, Fresno St.
• 2007: Pat Casey, Oregon St.
• 2006: Pat Casey, Oregon St.
• 2005: Augie Garrido, Texas
• 2004: George Horton, Cal. St. Fullerton
• 2003: Wayne Graham, Rice
• 2002: Augie Garrido, Texas
• 2001: Jim Morris, Miami (Fla.)
• 2000: Skip Bertman, Louisiana St.
• 1999: Jim Morris, Miami (Fla.)
• 1998: Mike Gillespie, Southern Calif.
Mike Batesole, Cal. St. Northridge
• 1997: Skip Bertman, Louisiana St.
• 1996: Skip Bertman, Louisiana St.,
Andy Lopez, Florida
• 1995: Augie Garrido, Cal. St. Fullerton
• 1994: Larry Cochell, Oklahoma
• 1993: Skip Bertman, Louisiana St.
• 1992: Andy Lopez, Pepperdine
• 1991: Skip Bertman, Louisiana St.
• 1990: Steve Webber, Georgia
• 1989: Dave Snow, Long Beach St.
• 1988: Larry Cochell, Cal. St. Fullerton
• 1987: Mark Marquess, Stanford
• 1986: Jerry Kindall, Arizona
• 1985: Ron Fraser, Miami (Fla.)
• 1984: Augie Garrido, Cal. St. Fullerton
• 1983: Cliff Gustafson, Texas
• 1982: Ron Fraser, Miami (Fla.)
• 1981: Jim Brock, Arizona St.
• 1980: Jerry Kindall, Arizona

By LOU PAVLOVICH, JR.
Editor/Collegiate Baseball

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The stage is set for possible bat testing throughout NCAA baseball starting with the 2018 season and throughout the playoffs.

Thanks to successful experimental bat testing by the Southeastern Conference the past three seasons and the Missouri Valley Conference in 2017, a substantial body of evidence is now in place which virtually eliminates bat tampering.

If the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee approves such testing in all NCAA games this summer with a start date of 2018, illegal, high performing bats will be eliminated in the game.

“This is our third year of bat testing in the SEC,” said Herb Vincent, associate commissioner and baseball administrator with the SEC.

“All of our schools have purchased the NCAA approved bat testing device (from LV Sports in Moscow, Idaho at a cost of $1,350 each).

“To set up the proper testing protocol, we contacted the folks who run the Sports Science Laboratory at Washington State University who test bats for the NCAA and also have worked closely with the NCAA.

“There has already been extensive testing for softball bats. So that has helped us in coming up with a testing protocol.”

Vincent said testing has taken place prior to conference series.

“Two years ago, we tested bats prior to series in conference games only five weekends of the 10 only to collect data. We didn’t eliminate any bats that year. It allowed us to develop minimum standards.

“Last year, we pulled bats that didn’t meet these standards. Game managers at each SEC school have helped us run the testing procedure. And we haven’t received one complaint from any of the coaches about this bat testing. Everything has gone very smoothly.”

Vincent said that special labels are put on bats that are cleared for play.

“Let’s say that Ole Miss is playing Georgia. Georgia’s bats will be tested by an Ole Miss administrator. The bats that are OK will have a special Ole Miss sticker put on the Georgia bats. A Georgia representative will test the Old Miss bats. Approved bats will get Georgia stickers on the Ole Miss bats.

“The stickers are made so that if someone tries to take one off to put on an illegal bat, the sticker will tear. They are similar to license plate stickers but a bit different.”

Vincent is proud of the leadership role the SEC has played in bat testing for baseball.

“Let me again commend Washington State’s Sports Science Lab and the NCAA for helping with our protocol. The vast majority of our testing has been in conference games. But some of our coaches are having opponents sign contracts for games which include bat testing.”

Vincent said many of the bats that have been taken out of play were worn, cracked or not fit for competition.

“It would be great to see all NCAA baseball go to bat testing. Then there wouldn’t be a question about any player using a hot bat.”

Missouri Valley Testing
Greg Walter, associate commissioner with the Missouri Valley Conference, said bat testing has worked without a hitch in 2017 prior to conference series.

“Our conference didn’t go to bat testing because of rampant doctoring of bats in our league,” said Walter.

“We did it to be at the front end of the national conversation on this issue. Elvis Dominguez is the head baseball coach of Bradley in our conference and chairman of the NCAA Rules Committee.

“There was great interest with our coaches to be involved in experimental bat testing and doing something pro active to put our league in a good spot. When our coaches met last August, they were very much in favor of doing bat testing this season.

“Our administrators were supportive, and all schools went out and purchased the bat testing machines over the winter. We have done testing prior to conference series. Some schools have even had testing done in non-league games.

“The testing has gone smoothly. We found that we didn’t have a significant problem with altered bats. When you do testing like this, it gives teams an element of credibility with the bats they are using and an assurance of integrity that no cheating is taking place.

“It ensures a level playing field.”

Walter feels this will be a big step on solving the issue of players using illegal, hot bats.

“This is a conversation that needs to happen conference by conference because the bat testing machine is over $1,300 each. Each league must weigh the value against the cost. For us at the Missouri Valley Conference, we felt it was important to do this for the integrity of the game.

“The perception or reality that players are using doctored bats doesn’t help anybody. In softball, there is testing everywhere which has cleaned up that sport. In time, I feel you will see testing increase in college baseball.”

Walter said the conference that deserves the most credit on bat testing should be the SEC.

“They are in their third year of testing, and they were a great resource for us on the protocol that they have used and explained what didn’t work. It has worked tremendously, and I would be remiss if I didn’t explain the great work they have done.”

Illegal Bats In 2016
During a 2017 NCAA Rules presentation for NCAA Division I, II and III coaches at last January’s American Baseball Coaches Association Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Dominguez said that an unusually high number of people reported illegal bats being used during the 2016 season which alarmed the Rules Committee.

“I was on the NCAA Rules Committee back in 2008 when we began formulating plans to use the current BBCOR specification bats on the market,” said Dominguez.

“Once the regulations went into effect for these bats, we thought the problem of high performance bats was over. But last season, the Rules Committee got more calls than we ever expected on players utilizing illegal bats that had been rolled or had the barrels shaved for more trampoline effect.

“In some cases, you were seeing 6-7 batters from the same team using the exact same bat which is a telltale sign that an illegal bat was being used.

“When we got to the College World Series where bat testing is utilized, a number of bats (20) did not pass and were taken out of play before the CWS started.

“Because of this, we need to test bats well before the College World Series so the right teams make it to Omaha without an illegal advantage. 

“Before we make it mandatory for all, we must see if the $1,350 cost of purchasing these machines is doable for conferences on the Division II and III levels.

“Any time you have a cost associated with a rule, you must be very careful you don’t mandate it across the board without some research.”

Dominguez said that if a player is found using an illegal, tampered bat made for higher performance, the Rules Committee is exploring serious consequences for those actions.

“If a young man is found to have taken steroids, he will lose 365 days of eligibility for a first offense from the date of the test.

“Several members of the Rules Committee feel such a penalty might not be out of line for a player caught using an illegal, high performing bat. I can tell you that members of the Baseball Rules Committee were not too happy with all the calls we received last season about illegal bat use.”

Dominguez said that many NCAA Division I teams have sponsorships through bat companies.

“A school may use certain bats. But this doesn’t prevent players from purchasing their own bats through bat doctoring firms that have been rolled or had the barrel interior shaved for greater trampoline effect on hit balls. Or they can send their own personal bat to these companies to be doctored.”

As mentioned earlier, bat testing currently takes place in conjunction with the NCAA Division I College World Series.

Illegal Bat Rolling
 “The biggest concern we have is that bats are being rolled,” said George Drouches, NCAA National Coordinator of Umpires.

Bat rolling is a process that can add significant pop and distance to a baseball bat.

By rolling a bat illegally, unethical people enjoy the bat’s maximum potential from the very first swing without putting all the wear and tear on it.

The bat is placed between two rollers and then pressure is applied so that as the bat passes through the rollers as the bat’s fibers are stretched out.

This causes the fibers to become more flexible which greatly improves the bat’s trampoline effect when balls hit the barrel resulting in increased batted ball speed and distance. It will make the sweet spot bigger and much more consistent as well.

“Not only that, but the bat barrel walls are being shaved on the inside for greater trampoline effect as well,” said Drouches.

“Coaches must hold each other accountable so teams are not cheating. It all comes down to the integrity of people in the sport of baseball.”

Drouches did not feel comfortable giving a number of how many teams or players were accused of this illegal and highly unethical practice of doctoring bats last season.

“I can tell you that we received quite a few phone calls about this problem last season, and it is our hope that the problem will diminish.”

Drouches said that 20 bats were taken out of play at the 2016 College World Series after bat testing.

As a comparison, 16 bats were confiscated prior to the start of the 2014 College World Series.

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