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Message: [QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 289626, member: 34"] Just a question about that home run of Jasmine's. Did you ever hear how many feet the ball traveled before it hit something? The reason that I ask is that in Big East play SU used the Wilson A9010 Beast which is a limited flight, compression controlled center with a .47 core. I'm assuming that is the same ball used throughout women's college softball. The thin air in Arizona would no doubt allow the ball to perform differently than in Central NY. I went to every home game this spring & the past fall, except the two games played at the Dome. The longest home runs I saw were in the 230-240 range. I was involved in slo-pitch softball for four decades. In the 70's the balls were very soft, we called them mush balls. Only a few guys with legit power could hit them over 300 foot fences. Those guys, with the exception of one, all played in the major leagues at one time. They usually stood 6-3 or better. In the 80's a new ball was introduced which had a core of .52, it came off aluminum bats like a golf ball. Midway through the first season those balls they were outlawed in league play. The league then dropped down to a .50 core ball. That reduced the amount of home runs but some guys who shouldn't have, still hit them over the fence. Presently they are using .47 core balls much like SU uses. Some guys still hit them out but those that shouldn't usually don't unless there is a strong tail wind and they are using the most juiced bats available. In the 90's we played an exhibition game at Mac Arthur stadium against a high major ball club. They brought .54 core softballs for the exhibition which took place before the Syracuse Chief's played the Rochester Red Wings. My team had 1 home run that went over the 365 mark, high up the light tower. Another one of my players hit a line drive that dented the fence at 345. Another guy hit one just short of the warning track in dead center where the fence was 434 feet from home plate. Rochester hit 4 home runs and beat us 11-10. Sorry for digressing. Getting back to my original question, was there a strong wind blowing out when Watson hit the home run. I know in their first game against Long Beach State the wind was blowing out pretty strong but there were no homers. Thanks again for the on-sight reports. Your story about Jasmine's HR is bound to make her a legend in Tempe, Long Beach and Syracuse University. [/QUOTE]

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