Drop -3 BBCOR

The S1 (Composite 2 piece) should be balanced and swing light. The Rawlings Velo (Alloy 1 piece)is also a balanced, lighter swinging bat. 

 

My son swung the Easton XL1 and Demarini Voodoo, which are both a little more endloaded.

 

The most economical thing to do is get last year's Rawlings 5150. Can be found cheap and are balanced.

 

My son is found oh the Louisville Slugger Ohmaha...light weight & very balanced.  The 2014 version is the Assault, I think it's going for about $100 now that 2015 is out.  Also teammates used the Rawls 5150 & Trio.  Good luck.

Personally I still swing an old RIP-IT Prototype. You can find them for $60 I assume. Still have zero problems hitting bombs. Indian, not the arrow.

All great suggestions. THANK U!!  Now to decide on length. Seems he's right between a 31 and 32. Hard to reach those outside pitches with 31 but not sure if 32 will be too long and trying not to slow down hands with longer bat... To many options :-)

All his personal preference,  my son has not had any issues hitting outside pitch, learned to take it that way if left out there long ago. He swung 31 this season. He's gotten bigger/stronger and wants more bay in his hand so moving to 32. But 31 was his intro to drop 3 at 13/14. Will be a freshman in the Fall this year.  Not a power hitter, but likes the Obama feel & handle. Little suggestion is have try some guys bats(if they let him) this Fall or go to local facility & see if they have demos. Good luck

Darn auto correct...lol...bat not bay & Ohmaha not Obama

Spell check gets me every time!  I figured that's what you meant.  Thanks for clarifying

Son switched from Easton S1 to Rawlings 5150. I can tell you the Rawlings is much mire durable since it's aluminum. Son broke 3 S1's. I would also go with the 32", 31 seems a little short to me for his height. 

My son, 5'10" and 150 but very fit and strong, uses a 33" Rawlings 5150 Velo. Hits with some power. Great bat and great price.  Only "but" is that it is a loud bat. Indoors, could be described as annoyingly loud. Good luck.

One of the great things about the Rawlings 5150 recommendation is that they now have .5 sizes.  31.5", 32.5" + 33.5".  Since my son was a tweener this Summer, he used a 31.5" and plans on using the 32" he got end of last year this Fall & Winter.  Very cost effective and durable considering all of the other high dollar costs associated with the game these days!

My son has used that bat for 2 seasons...and is picking up another to have a back up for next spring/summer.  He just committed to school that uses Louisville Slugger, so he's also going to pick up a Raid to use a little bit next summer...as that's what he'll have to use in the fall when he gets to school

Now is a great time to buy last year's model at a reduced price.  Take the savings and invest in a gym membership and an extra meal a day

 

Seriously though, it is the perfect time to start getting stronger and maybe packing on a few pounds.  Here's a link for proper weight gain...  you can do a search here and find lots more.

http://community.hsbaseballweb...topic/weight-gaining

 

Son started using a 33/30 S1 at the beginning of last season,  then switched to OMAHA Balanced 33/30... He liked the LS'S feel better.

My son just moved up to drop 3 BBCOR. Over the past couple of seasons, he used a Rip-It drop 5 and an Easton XL1 drop 5. Both bats were great, however I noticed that he did better with balanced bats (hit a few bombs with XL1 but was inconsistent). He is 5-9 130. We considered many bats and he loved the feel of the DeMarini CF6. He has used Rip-It and Easton exclusively so I was a bit hesitant but he's the one swinging so DiMarini it was.

 

He has been swinging the DiMarini CF6 beautifully and is more consistent "barreling up" on the ball. It is a 32/29 and it was a good choice for him. Good Luck!  

Thanks again everyone. We plan to head to stores and swing what you all have suggested. I think I found most of these bats although there seems to be a few with the same name but different graphics ie the Rawlings 5150. I see some say Velo and some don't. I see a full red bat, a black with red print, a white with black print, white with red print. Guess we will try whats there and hope for the best.

Feel free to keep suggestions coming, this may be a lengthily process.