Thread: ASA Wooden Bats
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Old Sat Aug 28, 2010, 09:38pm
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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp View Post
During your pre-game equipment inspection, the team presents a wooden bat that they say they would like to use. It appears to be brand new, and it meets all of the requirements of Rule 3-1 with one exception: no 2000 or 2004 stamp.

Do you allow it?
Yep. Don't think I've seen any wood bats on the banned bat list. If it says "OFFICIAL SOFTBALL" on it, I'm letting them swing away. I also don't think ASA certifies wood bats so there wouldn't be a stamp on it anyways.

edit to add: Rule 3 -1 makes an exception for wood bats. They don't need an ASA approval stamp to be used.
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