Common questions

Is the blue ghost bat legal?

Is the blue ghost bat legal?

Please be aware there are two ghost bats – one is legal in USSSA but not certified by USA Softball and therefore not legal in High School or College; the other is certified by USA Softball but not USSSA so it is illegal for USSSA use but legal in High School or College.

Is Easton coming out with a new ghost bat in 2021?

The 2021 Easton Ghost Bat is Patent-Pending with a Double-Barrel Construction. The 2021 Easton Ghost Advanced is patent-pending and it has a double-barrel too. It’s got a light interior barrel and a very strong, durable outer barrel.

What Easton bats are banned?

Effective May 3rd, 2018, USA Baseball has banned the Easton Ghost X (YBB18GX10). Their ban only applies to the 30″ / 20 ounce option and the leagues that are affected include AABC, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, Dixie Youth, Little League, and PONY Baseball.

Which Easton ghost bat is illegal?

Effective immediately the Easton YBB18GX10 Ghost X-30, Easton’s new 2018 baseball bat made for the new USA Baseball regulations, has been decertified in the 30” -10 size.

Which ghost bat is illegal in Usssa?

Easton Ghost X
Based on this testing, the entire 2018 DeMarini CF Zen CBZ 2 ¾” -10 model bat is currently disallowed for USSSA Play. Further, as a result of the Easton Ghost X, 30” -10 USA Baseball bat (LL18GHX 30/20 Japan model & YBB18GX10 30/20) being decertified by USA Baseball, USSSA has disallowed those bats.

Is bat shaving illegal?

Bat shaving is illegal in all baseball and softball associations. They all consider this to be altering a bat. The reason for this is once a bat is shaved the associations’ distance restrictions on bats is no longer within limits.

What is the newest ghost bat?

The new and improved 2022 Easton Ghost Double Barrel -11 Fastpitch Softball Bat features a 2 1/4-inch barrel diameter, evenly balanced double barrel design, and -11 length to weight ratio. The Ghost Double Barrel is Approved for play in USSSA, NSA, ISA, and ISF Sanctioned Leagues and Tournaments.

Is the Easton ghost advanced legal?

Yes, the 2020 Easton Ghost Advanced -10 Fastpitch Softball Bat: FP20GHAD10 is legal for high school play. It has both the ASA stamp and USSSA stamp.

What little league bats are illegal?

Illegal for Little League play The BPF stands for Bat Performance Factor, and any bat that is BPF 1.15 is illegal. BPF 1.20 bats are softball bats and are illegal for baseball too.

What is an illegal bat?

Wright’s act of tapping the ball out of bounds is known as an “illegal bat.” Rule 12, Section 4, Article 1 of the NFL rulebook defines an illegal bat, among other ways, as an instance where “any player bats or punches a loose ball (that has touched the ground) in any direction, if it is in either end zone.”

What DeMarini bats are illegal?

The CF Zen for 2017 (the blue one pictured below) is illegal in USSSA play. That is the 2 3/4 drop 10. As well, the 2017 CF Zen in a 2 5/8 with a drop 8 (that is a green/white version pictured below) is also illegal. DeMarini made new versions of these bats that have an orange end cap and a new serial number.

Which ghost bat is illegal in USSSA?