ASA Banned Bat List

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Dukat

Now in Fed it is not an issue as it is no stamp no go

Not quite. It is "not approved by ASA using the 2004 testing procedure, no go". Doesn't say anything about stamps.

Originally Posted by Dukat

So on older bats that have no stamp, do any of you allow them?

In ASA, sure. No reason not to allow some of those old, cast iron Louisville Sluggers!

Non-2004 stamped bats can be legal in a NFHS game if they are on the ASA Approved list and 2004 stamped bats can also be illegal if they are on the ASA Banned Bat List.

WMB has posted on another forum a pretty good technique for handling Fed bat inspections without having to memorize the lists or carry a 20 page listing of legal bats. Here it is:

Originally posted by WestMichBlue (on another forum):
...I go through a dugout and see a full collection of 2004 certified bats, and none are on the banned list, I am ready to go. If I see a non-2004 bat I tell the coach its not legal. If he disagrees, he can show me where it is on his copy of the approved bats and I let it go.

It is the coach's responsibility to have legal equipment. I am not going to paw through 20 pages trying to keep bats in the game (which they probably don't need anyway). Throw it out and let the coach respond.

BTW - I carry the banned list on a small card in my line-up folder. I have highlighted the FP bats. There are only a few. All the rest are SP bats. Girls are not going to swing a 2 oz drop SP bat so I don't worry about the full list. So I have the few FP bats memorized.

For me, it is quick. Grab a bat, look for 2004 Cert, pull it through my hand, and set it down. Only if it feels bad do I even have to pull out the bat ring. And if it is yellow (Catalyst) I am going to look for the model number. 5 sec/bat; 10 bats, done in a minute.

WMB