No changes in bat certification

[Amy in AZ.]

ASA Bat Performance Standard for 2013 for fast pitch
7/3/2012



There will NOT be any changes for Certification Mark and Test Standard for all bats used in the game of ASA Fast Pitch Softball for the 2013 season.

The current 2000 and 2004 Certification Marks will continue to be the appropriate Marks for the Fast Pitch bats.

Any new models produced by the manufacturers will continue to display the 2004 Certification Mark for bats used in the game of Fast Pitch Softball for ASA.

Any questions or comments regarding this matter should be directed to Craig Cress at 2801 N.E. 50th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111.

 

[JAD]

I don't know much about bat certification, but I have some friends with sons who play baseball, and apparently last year they changed the baseball bat certification and EVERYONE had to buy a new bat, and used bats became worthless overnight.....

 

[Amy in AZ.]

JAD, that happened to my sons. They went from a -5 to a -3 or something like that.

Little League baseball had banned all composites last year and then, I think that they eventually let some back in.

 

[MTR]

I don't know much about bat certification, but I have some friends with sons who play baseball, and apparently last year they changed the baseball bat certification and EVERYONE had to buy a new bat, and used bats became worthless overnight.....

Ignore baseball. ASA is a decade ahead of them in the bat safety issue and baseball's move, from NCAA to LL, was a knee-jerk reaction that had no science behind it.