If you spent the past two weeks watching the Men’s College World Series, you’ve undoubtedly become accustomed to the ping of the aluminum bat.

In conjunction with the baseball championship, this week’s Double-A Poll asked blog readers whether college baseball should be played with wood or aluminum bats. In a surprising result, four of five respondents said they would prefer that college games be played with wood.

John Beal sided with the majority of voters, writing that the college game “absolutely should return to wood. Balls come off the bat like missiles from a nuclear ship. Unfortunately it is a moot point because of economics.”

Andy Swenson agreed, arguing that “aluminum bats are fine for little league and early years of high school baseball for players to learn with, but once at the varsity level and upward the norm should be wood across the board.”

Jeff posited that aluminum bats aren’t responsible for high-scoring games in college baseball: “Aluminum bats play a small role in the offensive outburst in college ball, but it is a small role. The BPF (bat performance factor) of college aluminum bats is capped at 1.15, meaning the aluminum bats they use are 15% more effective than a wood bat. The biggest reason for the run splurge is that the best pitchers don't go to college, they go to the pros out of high school.”

On the heels of the Fresno State upset, this week’s Double-A Poll asks which NCAA-sponsored sport is least predictable. Head over to the NCAA’s official blog to cast your vote.