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Originally Posted by Crabby_Bob
The 2013 bats are allowed in Men's (and Boy's JO) fastpitch. Does that combination (2013 bat + 0.47/375# ball) exceed the standard? If "yes", why is it allowed? If "no", why is it not allowed in the other fastpitch games?
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The reason the bats with the 2013 stamp are allowed in the male FP game is that field studies were done and with the average swing speed in that game, the bat still meets the exit speed standard of 98 mph.
It was my understanding that similar studies were to be done in the female FP game to determine if the 2013 bats would be allowed. To the best of my knowledge those studies have not been done or the data is still being analyzed.