Rip It bat under new UIL rules

As far as I can tell. As long as the Rip It bat has the .50 BBCOR stamp on it, it is good to go. Does not matter if it is the orginal or the re-certified bat.

The only requirement I have seen on it is that it must have the stamp on the bat.

Unless you have found something different, let me know.

As far as I know, the re-certified bats have a sticker on the barrel and thus not factory printed,at least the 2011 model.

The .50 BBCOR sticker must be silk screened on the bat so it is tamper proof. The re-cert bats have the NCAA sticker added to them to make them NCAA compliant and I believe they still have the .50 BBCOR sticker silk screened on them. Thus my understanding is that they are legal.

The original Rip It's without the NCAA sticker on them are not allowed in NCAA play but are still useable in UIL from my understanding of the rule that I have seen.

I could be wrong, wont be the first time. My suggestion would be to ask the coach, becuase they should have a list.

If UIL allows the original Rip-It without the sticker, they are going to allow the recertified one with the sticker.

As of today and it can always change...

Straight from the TASO State Rules Meeting...

BBCOR BAT STANDARD RULE 1-3-2d

• Beginning January 1, 2012, the Batted Ball
Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance
standard for non-wood bats is the only standard
allowed.

• The BBCOR certification mark shall be
rectangular, a minimum of one inch on each side
and located on the barrel of the bat in any
contrasting color.

• No post-production, BBCOR label, sticker or decal
will be accepted on any non-wood bat.

BBCOR BAT STANDARD

• Bats that have only the BESR certification
mark are not allowed for play.

• Some bats will have both the BBCOR and the
BESR certification marks on the barrel of the
bat. That bat is legal for play.NON-WOOD BAT

• To be considered a wood bat, the bat must be
a single piece of wood.

• A bat that is not a single piece of wood is
considered to be a non-wood bat and must
meet the BBCOR performance standards.

Husker that is correct, because the original and re-certified both have the .50 bbcor marking as listed in the rule posted by the UMP.

Both bats are legal for UIL play, the original RIP It is not allowable for NCAA college ball only the re-certified bat.

All are correct. I was under an incorrect understanding that son's Rip It had a post-production sticker. In fact, upon inspection it is screen printed as re-certified BBCOR .50