ASA bans more bats

[Dakota]

Originally posted by pompetti
The second paragraph of the release says this:

"ASA routinely and randomly audits compliance with the ASA Bat Performance Standard
by testing samples of certified bats. In addition, ASA takes efforts to ensure that the
ASA certification mark is not being used on bats that are not certified."


What I was trying to say is that the newly banned bats are because of the second sentence. They were never certified. The Louisville Slugger Genesis SB103 is banned but not the previous Genesis Model SB34.

While you are correct about the Louisville Slugger bat, you are not correct in asserting that all, or even most, of the newly banned bats were never certified. ASA did the same thing in July for the original list.

July 31 list of previously certified bats that were banned as a result of testing was:

• DeMarini Doublewall Classic
• Miken Velocit-E Ultra (Balanced)
• Miken Velocit-E Ultra (Maxload)
• Worth 3DX
• Worth EST23

July 31 list of bats banned as a result of unauthorized use of mark

• Steele’s Triple XXX

August 29 added to the list of previously certified bats that were banned as a result of testing was:

• DeMarini Doublewall Distance
• DeMarini B-52
• DeMarini Fatboy
• Easton STS4
• Worth EST5
• Worth ESTL
• Worth SSEST
• Worth PST; (a.ka. Worth PST 137)

August 29 added to the list of bats banned as a result of unauthorized use of mark

• Louisville Slugger SB103, a.k.a (Genesis)

This brings the number of banned bats from the original 6 to now a total of 15, with 13 of the 15 being due to testing, and 2 being due to unauthorized used of the ASA mark.