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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4649106, member: 2504"] I can't remember any details, but I know Ian Cooke got some sort of injury either just prior or during his start in last season's NCAA Tournament game against Stanford. Also, I don't believe Cooke played summer ball last summer, it's possible he was resting up from that injury. Also Cooke missed the beginning of the 2022 fall ball season due to some sort of injury, don't know if it was related to the same injury he had against Stanford. It's possible that his pitching ability has not totally recovered yet from the injury(s), which may be a reason he hasn't done as well this season as he did last season. UConn broadcaster Chris Jones this season has frequently mentioned during game broadcasts that run production is up all over college baseball. Chris Jones also mentioned at least once or twice a conversation Coach Mac had with other college pitching coaches. If I heard this part correctly, Coach Mac and the coaches he talked to are convinced that the baseball being used this season is different then prior seasons, basically it has been juiced. According to this conversation he ball is harder, it is more slippery to hold, and the seams on the ball are lower. I don't believe I've seen or heard mention of the difference in the ball this year anywhere else, it certainly doesn't seem to be getting much publicity that I'm aware of. Maybe the ball is different, maybe it is not. Anyway, if the theory on the ball is true, it would help why so many pitchers this season got off to bad starts this season and had problems with their control. Again, going on this assumption, one would guess that certain pitchers have been able to adjust to the "new" ball as the season progressed, while some others have not. Definitely hard to say this is true considering there has pretty much been no discussion on the matter. [/QUOTE]

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