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By now you may have heard about the upcoming rule change going in to affect on January 1st, 2018. Little League, Pony, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, and almost every other youth baseball organization is adopting a new youth baseball bat standard: USABat Standard bats. The Integrity of the Game Little League and Pony, the …
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NCAA let out a press release on June 1st. 2011 that effectively bans the Prototype Rip It BBCOR baseball bat from College play.
Yet, is a natural tendency for any Little League athlete to choose the heaviest bat in the pile to take to the batter’s box. However, a light bat is much simpler to control, which is often contrary to popular thinking. Professionals players often use a lighter bat because it is far easier to hit the …
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As more men and women become interested in joining adult league baseball teams, they often find themselves in need of purchasing the best baseball bat for their swing. However, because of all the available choices, exactly which types of baseball bats serve the player best? There are a myriad of choices and the answer can …
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The 2013 Rip It Prototype Air BBCOR bat is their best this year. The 2012 best bat from Rip It was the exceptional prototype 2. Rip It continues to push the performance envelope even though they have not been in the market very long. The newly introduced “Rip It Air” black bat with red lettering …
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The 2014 DeMarini NVS Vexxum, along with the 2014 DeMarini Voodoo, is one of the two entirely new BBCOR bats Demarini is releasing for 2014 (CF6 BBCOR coming in Summer or Fall). We received a couple of the new, 2014 DeMarini BBCOR Bats to sample and demo so we could share with you. The new …
Recently we had a chance to swing the new 2014 DeMarini BBCOR bats. There are currently two new 2014 BBCOR bats, the 2014 DeMarini Voodoo and the 2014 Vexxum NVS; a CF6 BBCOR will follow in August, 2013. DeMarini made some major changes to their two best selling BBCOR bats for 2014 (See our 2014 …
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The newest Marucci BBCOR bats is about to hit the baseball diamonds of America. A mass launch scheduled for January, 2013. The Marucci Elite BBCOR baseball bat is the latest BBCOR bat to come out of Marucci’s Baton Rouge, LA headquarters. The Elite BBCOR uses and “aerospace grade composite material” in the handle and a …
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What is the difference between the 2012 DeMarini Voodoo and the 2013 DeMarini Voodoo? Not much. The 2012 and 2013 DeMarini Voodoo BBCOR bats are visually different, but the only actual difference is a slight change to the alloy in the barrel that is supposed to give the bat a little more durability. The 2013 …
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Marucci issued the response below: NCAA RULING June 6, 2012 Today we were notified that the 34-inch Cat 5² (MBC2) and 33 and 34-inch Black (MCB11) were decertified by the NCAA. We do not agree with this decision and believe the testing systems currently in place are flawed. Our customers, both professional and amateur players, …
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BBCOR Marucci Black Baseball Bat Banned By NCAA VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL MEMORANDUM June 6, 2012 TO: Head Baseball Coaches, Conference Commissioners, Compliance Officers and Coordinators of Umpires. FROM: Jeff Hurd, chair Baseball Rules Committee SUBJECT: Decertification of Marucci CAT-52 and Black bats. This memo serves as the NCAA’s official notice of the decertification of the …