[dfwgator]

If fields were covered with foam matting, bats ere made of stiff foam, and the balls were NERF balls, nobody would get hurt, and everyone would have fun, IF nobody kept score and every one went home a winner.

To paraphrase Jocelyn Elders, "We need safer balls."

[supercat]

To paraphrase Jocelyn Elders, "We need safer balls."

Using a lower-bounce-coefficient ball would offset a higher-bounce-coefficient bat; if the ball and bat were well matched, I would think the combination might be playable. While it should be possible to bat a ball about as far as with a normal ball and bat, the reduced bounce coefficient of the ball should reduce the likelihood of injury should it hit someone.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

To paraphrase Jocelyn Elders, "We need safer balls."

That's easy. Get married, they'll never be used again...