2018 LICENSED BASEBALL BAT MANUFACTURERS

updated as of June 7, 2018

adidas
Baden Sports/Axe Bat
Boombah
Combat
Dirty South Bats
Easton
Louisville Slugger
Marucci
Mizuno
Rawlings/Miken/Worth
Rude American Bat
Warstic
Wilson/DeMarini

Big Barrel Bat Rules (2⅝” or 2¾”) – 14U & Below

• Have the permanent USSSA New Mark on its taper - or -
• Have the permanent USA Baseball mark  -or-
• Be a Qualified BBCOR bat - or -
• Be a Wood Bat

ALL of the above must be manufactured by an approved USSSA Bat Licensee

This applies to ALL Big Barrel Bats, including Coach Pitch bats.

Small Barrel Baseball Bat Rules (2¼” or less)

• Have the permanent USSSA New Mark on its taper - or -
• Be a Wood Bat

Both of the above must be manufactured by an approved USSSA Bat Licensee

Effective January 1st, 2018 All 14U players must use a maximum drop 5 (-5) bat with the official USSSA 1.15 BPF Mark permanently stamped

Qualified BBCOR bat – A Big Barrel bat that is made by a USSSA approved bat licensee, has a BBCOR mark permanently attached to the bat that is recognized by NHSF as a legal bat for NHSF sanctioned play and has no more than a minus 3 ounces difference from the length of the bat. Minimum bat length is 29 inches.

USSSA marks and other graphics of the bat must be applied permanently and must be applied by the USSSA licensed manufacturer. No stickers or decals are allowed and no one may add graphics to a bat once manufactured. Use of a bat with graphics not applied by the manufacturer will be use of an altered bat and subject to suspension under the USSSA Altered Bat rules. In addition to being violation of the USSSA Altered Bat rules, any use, creation or application of a USSSA mark without written permission of USSSA is a violation of Federal Trademark law and may result in prosecution by USSSA. If you have any concern about the person selling or providing you a bat, do not accept the bat, because you will be held responsible for any bat you bring into or use in a USSSA facility.

In 2014, 23” and shorter small barrel tee ball marked bats do not require a USSSA New Mark, but tee ball bats longer than 23” do require the New Mark. But in no event may a bat be used in USSSA sanctioned play if it is not manufactured by an approved USSSA Bat Licensee.