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Listening to the Arizona wildcats softball team describe their Nike Athena bat you might think they were discussing steroids.

“It’s like standing on the tee box and having the Tiger Woods driver.”

“It’s definitely going to make you feel better, and that’s half the battle now in athletics.”

“The very first time we swung the bats and hit a little grounder, it was like ‘Wow, I hit that so hard, and I wasn’t even trying.’”

The comments by the players coupled with their dominant performance this season, an NCAA record 134 home runs (50 more than the closest team), have many in the softball community openly wondering if the “Wonder Bat” should be illegal.

Kidding aside many critcs are calling foul.  If so many are upset, wouldn’t the logical conclusion be to create a more uniform stand?  Currently bats must not ball speeds in excess of 98 mph, but perhaps further regualtion is needed to ensure an even playing field.

Then again, maybe not.  Arizona was blanked 3-0 yesterday managing only 3 singles.

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