Rolled Bat?

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Originally Posted by Blueump1

Fed game - While checking bats in the VT dugout I noticed one bat (mixed in with their large assortment) that had a deep groove indented all the way around the bat about 1/2 inch from the end cap. When I began examining the bat and questioned the coach she simply pulled it and said that "nobody ever uses that one except for practice". My partner contended (just to me) that it was "an old bat" with an ASA mark of 2004 so even if it were altered, it was basically worthless now.

Do they make any bats that have a grove near the end, or was this most likely an infamous "rolled bat" I've heard so much about?

Your partner is misinformed. Some of the older bats ARE the ones which change more through alteration.

AFA the bat, that crease means the barrel was not smooth and obviously damaged and should have been removed from the field. Just because a coach states it isn't used, doesn't mean it will not suddenly re-appear in a player's hands later in the game and you may be forced to be the bad guy.