Jessica Mendoza zebra strip bat or Lisa Fernandez combat

[Boggs]

Sorry for all the questions. I have been looking at the 2013 Jessica Mendoza zebra strip bat and the 2014 Lisa Fernandez combat. Does anyone have any advice on the 2? 10u req, 4'4 70lbs

 

[Little Angels Softball]

The Lisa bat will be easier on her hands.

 

[grmerrill]

My girls complain about the vibrations from the zebra stripe.

 

[Cowdogz]

Never understood why anyone would market a bat with "Mendoza" on it in big letters. Seems like bad juju to me.

 

[Acroyear]

My 10u has had the Combat LF for a season. I was super easy on my wallet ($50). The Fernandez bat hits well when my 10u finds the sweet spot, but since the spot is tiny, tiny, tiny, has a hard time with this bat. Any hit not in the sweet spot and my DD is shaking her hands in pain.

Due to these reasons her Vendetta should be showing up today.

My only issue with the Zebra bat, as we have never tried swinging one, is that it is so light that you might as well not hang it on a bat rack at games as the slightest breeze with blow it off. One of my DD's teammates has one and it is so annoying listening to that bat land on the dugout floor over and over.

 

[Little Angels Softball]

Just find a used DeMarini CF in -11. Any of the other less-expensive "light" bats are not worth the $$$, IMHO. Too much sting, not enough pop.