Visit the NFHS website to see a current list of composite bats legal for play in the 2011 High School baseball season.
California may or may not be allowed to use the composite bats listed here for the 2011 high school baseball season. CIF has told us they will announce in January 2011 their ruling on whether or not California High Schools will be required to use the new BBCOR baseball bat standard or continue using the BESR bat standard that they had originally agreed to.
What it comes down to is BBCOR baseball bat availability. IF there are enough bats to meet the demand from every college baseball player in the country and every player in California High School baseball then CIF will mandate the use of BBCOR bats for 2011 in CALIFORNIA ONLY.
Hi,
I am wondering if California made the decision for high schoolers to use BESR approved bats? My son has DeMarini VoodDoo bat and has been told he can’t use it but another California school is using it. I think the number is VDB11. If you can please let me know I would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Karen Wylie
It’s complicated. But the Demarini Voodoo you are seeing other teams using is a BBCOR Demarini Voodoo and it is legal in California. If you have a BESR Demarini Voodoo then you are out of luck in California.