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zbake
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 Posted - 07/08/2010 : 17:45:59
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Here is the new rule for HS for next year regarding composite bats.
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee forbids the use of composite bats until they can meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard. The changes, which were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, will take effect with the 2010-11 school year.
After thorough testing by the Baseball Research Center at the University of Massachusetts–Lowell, the NFHS Baseball Rules Committee voted to outlaw composite bats until they can produce consistent results through the life of the bat, be made tamper-evident and be labeled as a composite product.
Under the new rule, bats with composite handles and tapers would still be legal. The stricter language applies primarily to the barrel of the bat.
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fourseam
162 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2010 : 09:19:24
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| Does anyone know how this will effect travel ball. In some cases tournaents use NFHS rules. |
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13udad1234
34 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2010 : 11:30:52
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| Will the the stealth speed still be allowed in high school? |
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WPBulls Coach
99 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 11:24:35
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Originally posted by 13udad1234
Will the the stealth speed still be allowed in high school?
Only if it has the BBCOR stamp. |
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3sondad
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tajacket
26 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2010 : 22:17:01
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| Since I'll now be buying two new bats to replace the composites my freshman and junior use, what are the favorites? One has been swinging the Rawlings 5150 and the other the Easton Stealth Speed. |
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WPBulls Coach
99 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2010 : 08:04:47
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Originally posted by tajacket
Since I'll now be buying two new bats to replace the composites my freshman and junior use, what are the favorites? One has been swinging the Rawlings 5150 and the other the Easton Stealth Speed.
My son has been using TPX ExoGrids since 13U and won't use anything else. We buy yr old bat once new one comes out to save some $. In fact we bought a demo for $25 as a bp bat that he used in fames for one summer and a teammate used the next summer. |
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Hillio
123 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2010 : 11:40:51
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| Is this rule going to affect 10U players that use -8, -10 and -12 bats or does it not come into play until 13U when they have to switch to -3? |
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zbake
399 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2010 : 13:31:49
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| Hillio, this rule is for High School ball. College had already banned the bats. HS was the next. From my understanding, during the 2010 HS season,there was not a single composite bat that would be legal for the 2010 fall and 2011 hs seasons. On a seperate note, with the new rules that they instituted, a foul tip ball that is caught by the catcher is now a live ball. |
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3sondad
220 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2010 : 21:10:29
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Originally posted by zbake
On a seperate note, with the new rules that they instituted, a foul tip ball that is caught by the catcher is now a live ball.
I heard one from some umpires the other day in between games at one of the Perfect Game sites. They were talking about the new rule (or interpretation) regarding bunting. That if a player squares to bunt (bat sitting in middle of the strike zone out in front of the batter) and the pitch is out of the strike zone it is not a strike unless he offers at the pitch (makes a movement of his bat toward the ball). In other words, the batter does not have to "pull the bat back" to keep from a strike being called on a pitch that is out of the strike zone. Both were in agreement that it is not what they learned and did not agree with the new interpretation, but they would follow the new interpretation. |
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bballman
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Posted - 07/20/2010 : 09:17:16
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Originally posted by zbake
On a seperate note, with the new rules that they instituted, a foul tip ball that is caught by the catcher is now a live ball.
This has always been the rule. Nothing has changed. If a runner is stealing a base, batter foul tips the ball into catchers mitt and it is caught, runner is live, ball is live - stolen base - as long as he is not thrown out by catcher. Like I said, this has always been the rule. |
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zbake
399 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2010 : 16:06:55
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| bb I hear you.. according to the national hs association is listed under a new rule |
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3sondad
220 Posts |
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IBABASEBALL
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Alter-Ego
802 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2010 : 09:10:59
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| Is this to assume that an older model of the same bat is legal as well? For instance, the blue Triton is on the approved list. Does that mean the silver Triton (one year older) is also approved? |
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Shut Out
512 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2010 : 09:11:22
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| That is a pretty big list of approved composite bats. Which ones are actually restricted? |
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Alter-Ego
802 Posts |
Posted - 09/28/2010 : 09:29:52
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| I think I figured out my own answer. The 2009 Triton (Silver barrel) has a different model # (CB91T) than the 2010 Triton (Blue Barrel - CBXT), so apparently the 2010 model is approved, but not the 2009 one. |
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New Composite Bat rule for High School
