Composite Bat Moratorium Update

Little League extends its ban on composite bats to the Little League (Majors) level. For a list of approved composite bats for Little League (Majors) division.

For a list of approved composite bats for Junior, Senior and Big League Baseball divisions of Little League. 

Babe Ruth League updated on 2/4/11. The 13-15 and 16-18 divisions will now follow the NFHS.

Metro Baseball League also follows the NFHS.

NFHS approved bats.

If I missed something or you know of any other leagues and their standings on the composite bat moratorium or approved bat lists please let me know!

Composite Bat Ban- My Opinion

Baseball bats have regulations they need to be within for most leagues. Like the length, barrel width, drop (difference between length and weight), and bat performance factor (BPF). BPF measures how fast a ball comes off a bat when hit. Composite bats start off within these standards but as the are used they develop more give. More give allows the ball to come off the bat faster.  Sometimes referred to as the trampoline effect. 

I think composite bats are pretty cool. Come on, who wouldn't want a bat that helped you hit faster, harder, or farther? But, as we all know, I am concerned with safety. A ball coming off of a bat faster gives the fielders less time to react, especially the pitcher.  So I agree with the ban. I also like what USSSA did by moving back the mound and spacing the bases farther apart.

The point is technology advances so fast that sometimes changes have to be made..