This will kill babseball in California schools....
The reason metal bats are used so much outside of pro ball is that the wooden bats break and shatter more.....which can cost leagues and schools some $$$ to replace bats.
By the time kids reach HS baseball age....they can shatter bats pretty easily...especially on an inside pitch near the middle of the bat
Of course....the state of CA would have to have a law banning flying wood shards from wood bats being shattered
That’s long been my strategy as a pitcher. As a baseball player, my view of metal bats is that they are nothing more than very advanced training wheels. I don’t want the government regulating anything, mind you, but as a baseball purist I think wooden bats should be used all around.