NFHS Bat Rules

[Dukat]

Originally posted by WestMichBlue
My KISS theory about legal bats and what to check.

1. All bats are legal, regardless of certification marks (2000 or 2004) or recert mark or absence of marks - if they are not on the banned list.

2. If that is true, then I do not need to carry the 16 page list of 300 - 400 legal bats. I only need the Banned List of 14 bats.

3. Eleven of the banned bats are SP bats. I can assume that high school age girls are not swinging 34", 27 to 30 oz bats. (If they are using a 34" bat, they want a "drop" of 10oz - 11 oz so they are using 23-24 oz bats.)

If my KISS theory is correct, then all I need is a bat ring and a look for WORTH QUADs. If I see a QUAD, I check the list of three banned bats.

Have I got it right?

WMB

1 - No Cert mark at all = Illegal
2 - I agree with this where 2000 or 2004 stamp + Not on Banned list=Legal
3 - I dont go there, I have seen ALOT of 34/27 oz bats used in FP as a matter of fact my DD uses a 34/27 Miken Freak (SP Bat - Miken's replacement for banned Ultra 2) and 85% of her team uses this bat. I have also seen alot of other SP bats being used in FP.