Bats

[Dakota]

Up here, they never saw a tax they didn't like - and I'm talking about the voters, not the politicians. Although some of the cost is paid by parents, booster clubs, and the like, the school districts provide more $$$ for athletics than the Southern school districts I am familiar with (SC and TX).

Anyway, if all the travel players have to buy new bats to play HS ball, maybe the ASA can get what they want without being the bad guys

The part of the rule I like is where the umpire's judgment will determine whether the bat will pass the ASA qualification tests. I'm an engineer, and even so, I have no clue how to determine that beyond "looks like a bat."