heavy bats and even flat Demarini J2 bats

Players made their own bats in the mid 1850s when baseball was just starting. They tried round bats, heavy bats and even flat Demarini J2 bats. Eventually they found the best option was a barrel shape. In the mid 1970s colleges began introducing the use of aluminum bats. Many college athletic departments were suffering a budget crisis from the number of wooden bats being broken and so the switch was made to aluminum. The switch from wood to aluminum still ignites a debate today. Many people want to return to the days where they assert a player had to be better in order to get a higher batting average. There are others that say using aluminum bats in college play raises the game to a thrilling level with an increased pace and more home runs. Cost effectiveness, manageable swinging power, and resilience of aluminum bats are reasons colleges still prefer to use them today.