What 'wood' you do?

Roughly 2 1/2 months after being hit in the head by a line drive a high school baseball player is on the road to recovery. Gunnar Sandberg was hit in the head by a line drive off an aluminum bat that almost ended his life. He was put into a medically induced coma for three weeks and will have surgery this week to replace a bone flap that was initially removed to relieve pressure on his brain. The 16 year old has to wear a helmet to protect the fragile area at all times.
The injury to Sandberg has once again resurrected the ongoing debate of aluminum bats vs. wood bats. California currently has a pending legislation that will put a two-year moratorium on using metal bats in high school. Some counties have already banned metal bats and have switched to wood bats.
I think this switch needs to be made nationwide, in all counties and cities of every state in the U.S. Look, I play in softball beer leagues and even they ban certain metal bats from use because of the risk factors for pitchers. If park districts and rec leagues can see the hazards metal bats pose to pitchers, then why doesn't the governing bodies of high school baseball?
There is one commodity in sports that transcends winning and competition and money... That commodity is player safety. With the increasing technology and advancements in metal bats the day has come to ban them from use from the high school level and up to ensure the safety of the young men and women on the playing field. A baseball travels in excess of 100mph off the bat of a high school player (and obviously increases depending on how fast the pitcher throws). The distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate is 60' 6" and each pitcher is left in an extremely vulnerable position after following through on the pitch. As a result they are not always in the best fielding position to defend themselves from a batted ball. This is a perfect storm for a serious injury to a young ballplayer.
I know Gunnar Sandberg agrees that they rules on aluminum bats needs to be changed, and until something is done he won't be the last high school player to get caught by the storm.