After a dead-ball 2014, this should be a year hitters can enjoy. Division I baseball has switched from a raised-seam ball to a flat-seam ball that will fly farther, producing more hits and ensuring ...

At one point, there were too many homers. It was known as Gorilla Ball. Then extra-base hits disappeared, and with them went the lead changes and rallies that made Omaha famous. So officials stepped ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The new flat-seam ball in college baseball is having the desired effect, with teams hitting 40 percent more home runs so far this season. The NCAA announced Wednesday that teams are ...