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if you hit the ball on the end of the bat or at the handle the bat is likely to break, regardless of how much you spent or what species of wood the bat is made out of.  You should try (dry swing) various wood bats to find a length/weight/shape that most closely resembles the BBCOR bat you use, then look to find a factory second version of the bat you like.  Since you're in Minnesota you should be able to find MaxBat bats at your favorite baseball shop (they're made here in Minnesota).

 

My son uses a 33.5" RipIt as his BBCOR bat and finds that a 243 pattern feels most like his RipIT.  For wood he uses 33.5" BWP 243 Pro Maple Lite bats with a 1/2 cup in the end (weight's in at -3 to -4) and 33.5 BWP 243 Pro Maple bats with 1/2 cup for cage work (-2 weight).  Since those are for cage use he gets the cage model from BWP to save some bucks.  Just remember, there are a large number of bat shapes and they all feel different.  Besides the 243 that my son prefers, 110, 73, and 271 are other popular shapes.

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