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Don,
For the current list of what's legal, check the ASA web site. This is the last year that bats can be "grandfathered". What we're doing in Pa is making our chapter officers & interpreters available to each high school to go over their bats. We're also finding that the bat companies are trying to get rid of the older ones that do not have the seal. Two schools around here have had to send parts of bat orders back because the bats don't have the imprinted seal. As for games, I'm going to have 3 current lists of bats when I go to the first several games. I'll indicate on a list what bats a team has and then give that list to the team's coach. This doesn't really do anything except make them feel good. My chapter is also asking that teams line their bats up alphabeticly for inspection - should make it go faster. The bat list is a pain, no way around that, but not inspecting them and ensuring that each bat is approved has a potential price I'm not willing to pay. Make sure to look close for hairline cracks, too. I've seen a couple of sample bats that broke apart in games. Other than that, it's more of the same.
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Steve M
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