The various organizations and regulations on bats are becoming a bit much to handle. Here is the way I understand it.
12U Triple Crown allows the 1.15 BPF USSSA bats up to a drop 10.
12U Perfect Game wants the USA Baseball bats with a drop 10 max.
His small private middle school team wants the kids to swing a drop 5. The state of GA rules really call for a BBCOR -3 because the state doesn't have separate rules below high school. The middle school coaches supposedly have a gentleman's agreement that the kids can swing drop 5 1.15 BPF up until the state tournament.
Next year 13U travel will require a drop 5 or less, and I have no idea if more travel organizations will switch to the USA Baseball standard.
In order to use a legal bat that is also most advantageous for each organization, my son would need to have three different bats this year. All three of the bats could possibly be illegal to use next year at 13U. That is ridiculous. I can't believe I'm saying this, but forcing everyone to switch to wood is starting to sound better and better.
I guess that we will have to find a cheap/used drop 5 BPF for middle school ball, and he can keep swinging his drop 8 USSSA for travel. If he plays at perfect game, he can just borrow a teammate's bat.
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The 12U bat predicament
Posted - 02/05/2018 : 10:15:13
