Comments on: Looking At College Baseball Park Factors

By: Petey Pablo

Petey Pablo — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:43:21 +0000

Love Field: Hitter's park: 107 PF

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:08:45 +0000

How does Louisiana Tech's J.C. Love Field rank among hitter friendly parks? It is a launching pad with a short porch in right and in left.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:22:30 +0000

Maddog- Check out the foul area outside the base paths. In particular, look at Davenport Field vs Les Murakami Stadium in Google maps. The foul area at Davenport Field is virtually non-existent (coaches boxes are almost on the warning track) while huge at Les Murakami. Less foul area = +to hitters, more foul area= +to pitchers. That extra 10-20 feet (or more) of foul space turns routine pop foul outs into out of play balls. The deep fences are probably all that keeps Davenport from being a run away hitters park. How many big time fly balls do you remember being caught on the warning track with the game on the line vs a barely out of play foul pop extending an at bat in the 2nd inning? Thought as a pitchers park cause it's hard to get homers, but pitchers have to throw more overall giving advantage to hitters.

By: Maddog

Maddog — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:02:35 +0000

Aaron: Interesting read. Wondering how a park like UVA's Davenport Field is off the pitcher-friendly list. With its 350' lines (and deeper alleys) it is a test of any power hitting team. Thoughts?