Well now, after careful consideration and much thought I have come to this determination - - - NO!
Why?
Read on:
"NFHS Approves BESR Bats Responding to questions regarding titanium bats, the NFHS has ruled that any bat that meets the Ball Exit Speed Ratio (BESR) performance standard is legal for high school baseball competition governed by NFHS rules. The bats that have passed the standards have the BESR certification mark on the bat. Last June, the NFHS Baseball Rules Committee voted that, effective Jan. 1, 2003, all non-wood bats must have the BESR certification mark. Since many bats with the BESR standard are already on the market the interpretation by the NFHS allows those bats to be used in the 2002 high school season. When purchasing bats, individuals can now be assured that no matter what materials are used in the bat composition, if it has the BESR certification mark, it is legal, said Elliot
Hopkins, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the rules committee. Whether the bat composition is titanium, ceramic or whatever, if it has the BESR mark, it can be used
immediately. Hopkins said that bats with the BESR mark still are not required until Jan. 1, 2003. Bats that are legal by current rules can still be used for the 2002 season; however, all bats must have the BESR mark for the 2003 season."
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