13 and up use -3 BBCOR bats in almost all California leagues regardless of it affiliation (PONY, LL, etc.) All tournaments for that age and older also follow the HS rules, to include 60/90 fields.
We are not at that stage yet in FL. Only the SR League, for LL, requires -3 and BBCOR compliance at this time. So I take it the bat you referred to was not BBCOR stamped?
quote:Originally posted by lefthookdad:
So I take it the bat you referred to was not BBCOR stamped?
I believe that is what bball123 was describing in his post, but ill let him answer that.
You are probably correct. Just asking because he said "full composite". I deal with a lot of bat issues regarding our youth league and as simnple as this years rules on composite barrel's are, there is mass confusion on the umps part as well as the coaches.
quote:Originally posted by bballdad2016:
13 and up use -3 BBCOR bats in almost all California leagues regardless of it affiliation (PONY, LL, etc.) All tournaments for that age and older also follow the HS rules, to include 60/90 fields.
Put me down as another respondent who had a hard time following what bball123 was trying to get at. Personally don't know of any association that has a problem with legal composite BBCOR bats being used at an early teen age. A full composite BBCOR bat meets the BBCOR standard, I don't see an issue with them.
In over a full year of BBCOR use, what we've seen with my 16 yo's bunch is the stronger hitters continued their strong hitting ways with their BBCOR bat of choice. No doubt HR's were down, but many hard hit balls were hit off the OF walls, & to the wall in the power alleys. With many opposing coaches playing their OF at medium depth, instead of deeper. the number of triples were up, considerably up.
The bat in question was not BBCOR. From talking to coach, it's the same kind bat that knocked out a Nor Cal HS pitcher cold years(?) ago.
Here is an article about the HS pitcher in coma:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/sto...north_bay&id=7334653
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/sto...north_bay&id=7334653
bball123, am remiss in not welcoming you to HS Baseball Web. While we're somewhat off track and not dealing with the original topic of the effect of BBCOR bats on the hs & college game, in response sounds like whatever league ball your 13U is involved in may not be enforcing the 2012 usssa bat standards. Many leagues & tournament organizations have fell in line with these standards, even though they may not be affiliated with usssa. That sounds like something your coach might want to discuss with whoever runs the league.
journey2, thanks for welcoming. As bballdad2016 had said, most if not all leagues in California are BBCOR compliance. What bugged me the most was the opposing team coach total disregard of the rule. After 20 minutes of game stoppage by the umpires to discuss the matter, the coach was thrown out of the game. The game resumed under protest. Someone could get really hurt by the 'rocket launcher'. The other point I wanted to make is that getting even 1 HR with a wooden bat means much more than 10 HRs with the rocket launcher. For example, son could hit about 340 feet now with a cheap alloy bat. He could probably easily hit over the fence in the center field with the rocket launcher, but would I feel proud of that? No. I told son, work hard, get good batting approach, good attitude and be patient.