approved bats

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Steve M

OK, maybe it's just PIAA. But, no certification imprint/mark/whatever on the bat means that the bat is not legal while it may well be perfectly legal in an ASA game.

When ASA started the certification markings in 2000, you are correct. The Fed demanded all base be properly marked.

However, that went by the wayside a couple of years ago. For that matter, in my area, the NFHS UIC asked the coaches and umpire what they thought it should be and he was in Indianapolis for their explanation.

Just another one of those "hanging chads" from my good buddies.

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

When ASA started the certification markings in 2000, you are correct. The Fed demanded all base be properly marked.

However, that went by the wayside a couple of years ago. For that matter, in my area, the NFHS UIC asked the coaches and umpire what they thought it should be and he was in Indianapolis for their explanation.

Just another one of those "hanging chads" from my good buddies.

Mike, OK, Pa is different. From our mandatory interp meeting
"The following is the NFHS Bat Performance Specifications as well as the PIAA procedure. This procedure is slightly different than the ASA in only that bat MUST have at least one (1) of the two (2) “CERTIFIED” seals as shown below to be considered legal. The “certified seals” below are the only approved seals acceptable for NFHS / PIAA competition."

Let me rephrase what I said earlier - In Pa, no seal means the bat is not legal for a PIAA game.