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Sports Science Laboratory Approved Bats

Approved Bats

 

Approved BBCOR Baseball Bats
The link above lists the baseball bat models that are currently approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

Bat performance is measured in a controlled laboratory environment using an air cannon as described in the glossary. To measure the performance of baseball bats, the Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) test protocol is followed. The NCAA and the NFHS use the BBCOR test to approve baseball bats.

The performance of some composite bats can change with use. To help ensure composite bats do not exceed the performance limit, the NCAA developed an Accelerated Break-In test protocol (ABI). All composite bats must pass the ABI test protocol to be NCAA certified.

 

Notices:

Effective 8/10/22 the Stinger Bat Company 33-inch model of the Missile II, model number MISL2233, has been decertified. Details may be found in: NCAA, NFHS.

Effective 2/21/20 the Louisville 33 inch META BBCOR with the following Model #’s BBMTB3-20 (SKU # WTLBBMTB32033), META GLD Model # LBBMTB3-20 (SKU # WBL23630103033) and META Custom
Model # CBBMTB3-20V-CSTM (SKU # WTLCBBMP20V) bats are no longer approved. Details may be found in: NCAA.NFHS.

Effective 2/17/12 the Marucci 33 inch Cat 5^2 BBCOR bat is not approved. Details may be found in: NCAA, NFHS.

Effective 3/22/12 the Reebock 33 inch Vector TLS bat is not approved. Details may be found in: NCAA.

Effective 6/6/12 the Marucci 34 inch Cat 5^2, Marucci 33 inch Black, and Marucci 34 inch Black BBCOR bats are not approved by the NCAA. Details may be found in: NCAA.

Effective 8/14/12 the Reebok 32 inch Vector TLS bat is not approved by the NFHS. Details may be found in: NFHS.