NFHS Bat Rules

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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.)

4. The three FP bats are all WORTH QUADS, models EST9, XEST9X, and QESTFP. (They are all 8.5 to 9 oz drop bats, so probably not too many girls are going to be using them.)

5. Only critical note is that WORTH is now selling a QESTFPA which is legal.

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

WMB,

For Texas you need the banned bat list. If a coach has a bat she thinks
is legal, she better have a copy of the approved bat list and have it
highlighted. Most of the umpires in our chapter carry the approved list,
but not on us. We were instructed to leave it in the car. Then if
the bat becomes a "big issue" produce the approved bat list.