Bats the Pros are using

I was bored and had a lot of the NPF games on DVR so thought I would do a little research and see what bats the pros are actually using. This is just taken from what I saw in the games I had recorded. Here is what I found:
Worth - 17
Miken - 14
DeMarini - 11
Louisville Slugger - 8
Combat - 7
Mizuno - 1

Top 5 most used:
Worth Sick - 8
Miken Rev Ex - 8
Worth 2legit 1 piece - 6
Demarini CF8 - 5
LS Xeno - 5

Was interesting that there were no Eastons being used that I saw and they seem to be the most common in college. Believe there were 2 slowpitch bats being used. Following is the breakdown:

Rebellion
Cordes - 2012 Xeno / Miken Freak
Prezioso - Worth Sick
Ogle Miken - Rev Ex
Goler Miken - Miken Intensit E
Peterson - DeMarini Juggy slowpitch
Sandberg - Miken Intensit E
Andrews - Miken Rev Ex
Senas - Combat Portent
Arion - Miken Freak Black
O'Brien - 2015 LXT


Bandits
Allard - CF8 Insane
Patton - Worth Sick
Williams - Worth 2legit 1 piece
Cervantes - Worth 2legit 1 piece
Edwards - Miken Revex
Zymkowitz - Worth 2legit 1 piece
Blank - Worth 2legit 1 piece
Hernandez - Worth 2legit red slowpitch
Moss - 2015 Xeno
Andrews - Worth Sick

Pride
Wiggins - Miken ? (blue barrel silver handle)
Kretschman - Worth 2legit 1 piece
Pendley - Worth 2legit 1 piece
Disalvatore - Worth 454
Duran - 2012 Xeno
Kamekona - Combat ? (purple barrel white letters)
Del Ponte - Miken Rev Ex
Willis - Miken Rev Ex
Ceo - Demarini CF7
Watley - Demarini CF8
Shipman - Combat Potent
Chamberlain - Combat Potent


Racers
Barrett - Demarini CF8 insane
Schlopy - Worth Sick
Myers - Combat Potent
Robinson - Miken Rev Ex
Montalvo - Worth Sick
Low - Worth Sick
Outon - Mizuno Black Widow
Tysarczyk - Worth Sick
Thomas - Miken Rev Ex
Joiner - Worth Sick
Karino - Miken Rev Ex
Gilbert - Miken Rev Ex
Garcia - Worth Sick

Charge
Davis - Demarini CF 5
Yamada - Demarini Phenix
Richardson - Demarini CF 5
Taylor - Combat Potent
Cherry - Combat Potent
Thom - 2015 Xeno
Henderson - 2015 Xeno
Watababe - Demarini Phenix
Quiocho - 2015 LXT
Castillo - Demarini CF8
Lahners - Demarini CF8 Insane
Morgan - 2016 Xeno plus

FWIW, the Worth 2legit one-piece and the Worth Sick one-piece are basically the same bat with a different paint job.

DD has been batting with the Worth Sick 2014 -9 which she preferred to the Worth Sick 2015 -9. After she broke the 2014, her coach sent it back in and Worth gave her a 2016 Worth 2legit one-piece, which is their new name for the Sick.

So there are 14 players using the Worth one-piece (from various years)--neat! DD loved the 2014 and she's really loving the 2016 too.

They hit with whatever company pays them the most to hit with their bat.

These young women don't make much playing ball and they need to secure whatever small endorsements they can to supplement their income.

Worth has always been very willing to sponsor colleges and sign pros to bat contracts. They just can't seem to make bats that people will actually pay for, though. Same with Miken and Combat.

Little Angels Softball said:

They hit with whatever company pays them the most to hit with their bat.

These young women don't make much playing ball and they need to secure whatever small endorsements they can to supplement their income.

Worth has always been very willing to sponsor colleges and sign pros to bat contracts. They just can't seem to make bats that people will actually pay for, though. Same with Miken and Combat.

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Hmmm...If that's the case, I would think the manufacturers would have them swinging their newest stick. Seems like there's a fair amount of older bats in the mix.

I would like to know how many of these girls are really sponsored

College is much more watched than the NPF

I have a gently used 2014 Worth Legit 33/23 with a new grip that I will make someone a deal on! Bought my DD an older 34/24 Easton Stealth and she will not use anything else.

Eric F said:

Hmmm...If that's the case, I would think the manufacturers would have them swinging their newest stick. Seems like there's a fair amount of older bats in the mix.

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Swinging a Phenix over anything made today is a no brainer.

They are paid to use the company's bats. The company doesn't really care which bats they use.

Lots of Easton-sponsored colleges still use Stealths. They haven't made them commercially for years. You still see a lot of CF5s, as well.

Again, would like to know which ones/how many are really sponsored. I would bet not as many as people think.

CoreSoftball20 said:

Again, would like to know which ones/how many are really sponsored. I would bet not as many as people think.

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I follow several players, I would guess only a handful are sponsored.

A lot of Mikens used. I have had little doubt that Mikens have long been the hottest slow pitch bats, not sure why the popularity in fastpitch hasn't followed. Maybe we just haven't been patient enough to fully break them in.