Nations Rule Change for Approved Bats

[BMTbball09]

As with most other organizations, Nations has issued their rule change for approved bats effective immediately.  These rules will be enforced at tournaments & league play out at Ford Park.

[center]Rule Change for Approved Bats

Big barrel bats (2 3/4' or 2 5/8') are legal if they are -10 or heavier
If a bat is lighter than -10 and has a two piece design (composite shaft with alloy barrel) it must be 2 1/4 barrel and have a BPF 1.15 certification or it is not legal (no big barrel).
If the bat is lighter than -10 it may not be a full composite bat regardless of barrel size
All Alloy bats that are lighter than -10 are legal[/center]

Ron Mathis, South Texas State & Regional Director of Nations Baseball

[Lazeek]

[quote name="BMTbball09" post="952287" timestamp="1295634547"]
As with most other organizations, Nations has issued their rule change for approved bats effective immediately.  These rules will be enforced at tournaments & league play out at Ford Park.

[center]Rule Change for Approved Bats

Big barrel bats (2 3/4' or 2 5/8') are legal if they are -10 or heavier
If a bat is lighter than -10 and has a two piece design (composite shaft with alloy barrel) it must be 2 1/4 barrel and have a BPF 1.15 certification or it is not legal (no big barrel).
If the bat is lighter than -10 it may not be a full composite bat regardless of barrel size
All Alloy bats that are lighter than -10 are legal[/center]

Ron Mathis, South Texas State & Regional Director of Nations Baseball
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So a Louisville Slugger TPX Triton that is 2 3/4 inch 29-19 is LEGAL, right??

[AggiesAreWe]

Go back to wooden bats.

[BMTbball09]

it should be good.  the main change was with all the coach pitch bats & making them heavier.  Something needed to be done, unfortunately, they should have made the rule changes right after last spring.

[bedelmon]

What about the Easton Stealth or TPX Omaha big barrell drop 3?

[SWB]

Looks like to me , if your bat is heavier than - 10, then there are no restrictions with Nations . ??

[getripped]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="952309" timestamp="1295636321"]
Go back to wooden bats.
[/quote]

Let them see what it is like to swing real lumber, I like your style!!! You've got my vote!!!

[walkoff55]

Back in the day of wooden bats you did not see the long ball as much as we do these days. Now we have hugh changes in the way
that pitches are coached in their mechanics, also we see the same for batters. Even though wooden bats have the ability to give some
of the drops in weight it will take away alot of the big hit and i feel the pitchers will have the advantage. I see alot of kids that throw
much faster than in the good ole' days of the wooden bats. Is the bat restriction just a knee jerk reaction or is it warranted by injuries.