New Bat De-certification...33-inch Reebok Vector TLS bat

Memorandum
To: Member State Association Executive Directors
From: B. Elliot Hopkins, MLD, CAA, NFHS Baseball Rules Editor
Subject: De-certification of 33-inch Reebok Vector TLS bat
Date: Monday, March 26, 2012
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has advised us that the BBCOR
decertification process has been implemented for the Reebok Vector TLS 33-inch model.
Effective immediately and until further notice, this bat ( Reebok Vector TLS 33" length ) should
be considered a non-compliant bat and subject to NFHS Baseball Rules 4-1-3b and 7-4-1a. If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact B. Elliot Hopkins, NFHS Baseball Rules
Editor/National Interpreter at (ehopkins@nfhs.org) or the NFHS headquarters.
Thank you in advance for your immediate attention to this matter.
BEH/lbt
cc: NFHS Baseball Rules Committee
State Association Baseball Administrators