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Well, the Christmas numbers are in… The new Easton S1 BBCOR baseball bat is far away the best selling BBCOR bat of 2012 and soon to be 2013. The awesome balance, and the pop that come with the 100% composite, two piece BBCOR baseball bat are hard to match. Easton added the top of the …
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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 …
So you all know that DeMarini has made a huge impact in the baseball bat world over the past ten years. DeMarini first came out with the Vexxum for high school and college play, and it took Easton and TPX by surprise. The Voodoo was right behind the Vexxum and offered the same barrel, but …
The Baden Axe bat is a concept thought up by baseball legend, Ted Williams. The theory was, that swinging a baseball bat is a lot like swinging an ax. Recently, the first MLB BADEN AXE home run was hit by Jimmy Rollins. When he came back after that game, he told us he loved how …
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DeMarini has officially announced details of their new 2013 baseball bats. We have not swung them yet, but we expect good things as always from the Oregon baseball bat company founded by Ray DeMarni. DeMarini will keep the 2013 CF5, 2013 VooDoo, 2013 Vexxum and 2013 M2M in the line with a few small changes. Bat …
The Cat 5 Marucci has been the most popular BBCOR bat in baseball for the past year and supplies are running low at most dealers. With the easy to swing, balanced feel and very fair price of $199 the Cat 5 is an all around great choice for high school and college baseball players. If …
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We have just seen and swung the new 2012 Rawlings Velo and Rawlings Machine BBCOR bats. The 5150 stays in the 2012 lineup and remains unchanged from 2011. Rawlings is introducing the 5150 Velo, selling for $249.95 it is based on the 5150 Alloy, but comes with an upgraded end cap that takes away vibration …
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With recent rule change in the past twelve months, no doubt ball players and their parents are wondering what baseball bats will be legal in Pony Baseball for 2012. After speaking on the phone with a representative from PONY baseball. Here are the rules for the 2012 PONY season: 2 ¾” barrel bats are NOT …
We procured a couple of Marucci Black BBCOR baseball bats this past week and we were finally able to get a few hundred swings on the shiny, jet black BBCOR bat. We all know the Marucci Cat5 BBCOR bat is stupid hot. We wanted to see how the Black compared to the white Cat 5. …
Since 1999, when Anderson made their first softball bat, there has been only one composite bat to come out of their company, the Anderson Matrix for slow pitch softball. For 2012, across it’s entire line, they are releasing the Anderson NanoTek with a composite handle in both baseball bats and softball bats. The Anderson NanoTek …
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Okay, so by now, we have all heard of the Easton Power Brigade BBCOR baseball bats. What you may NOT know is there are SIX different BBCOR bats in the Easton Power Brigade line up. Basically, there are white barreled bats, and black barreled bats in the 2012 Easton bat line. What’s the difference between …
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