2016 Sports, Inc. Summer Team Show

What is the new USABat standard?

• USA Baseball is essentially adopting the same test for yth bats  that the NCAA uses for college bats • .530 BBCOR for Youth is equivalent to .500 BBCOR for Adult  (HS/College) • Cannon speed ‐ Youth tests at 100mph  / Adult tests at  136mph • Ball – Youth uses a youth ball (Wilson A1074LL1) / Adult  uses an NCAA ball (Rawlings R1 NCAA) • Max barrel diameter changes to 2 5/8” for ALL players 14 &  Under • Estimated that the new standard will reduce ball exit speed by  about 10‐15% compared to the 1.15bpf bats

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