Hi cBall,
I am a sales rep for Annex Baseball here in Minnesota. They offer MLB Quality Bats for $69.99 with Free Shipping. They also have a article Maple vs Ash on there site. Check them out at www.annexbaseball.com
Our team currently uses them as well, we play in the St. league, and I don't think we will ever change bats. Can't beat the price man.