Anyone in western Washington looking to order a Baumbat in the near future? My son wants one or two, and we are trying to get together with others to avoid the single bat order premium.

Baumbats are good bats, but you are much better off getting a different composite. I swung Baumbats in Community College. They say they are unbreakable, but that is not true. I've seen them shatter. Plus they loose their pop very quickly.

My suggestion would be the Demarini composite. It has a metal handle and a mable barrel. They have like a 3 month guarantee. We swung them exclusively in our 10 team fall ball league last year as a trial and not a single one broke. The same is true in testing that have been conducted throughout minor league baseball.

Harbormom;

please try the Brett Brothers bat. We have used this bat in Australia for the past three years and at the end of the December trip, we gift the bats to the Australian State Teams.

We also use the "Old Hickory" and "D-Bat".
Very little "breakage" from the maple bats.

Twenty-eight games each year and only 4 bats break. Our '18 and under' and '16 and under' teams use wood.

Bob Williams

If you want Brett Bats, I can put you in touch with one of their supplies that is a good friend of mine.

swngmn12,

Are the Demarinis approved for community college use in Washington and in the PIL? That's where my son will be playing.

My son took a Baumbat to Arizona last fall and it was used by quite a few players on his team throughout practice, fall ball, and the spring season of 60 games. It's looking much worse for wear, but no serious breakage yet. Maple bats, on the other hand, seem to break pretty much as easily as ash.

Yes the demarini bat is approved. I have never seen one break and have only heard positive things about the bat. Lots of Community Colleges swing them as well as our entire Legion team.

I may be mistaken, but aren't we comparing 2 bats for 2 different purposes? My son has used a Baum Bat for 2 years during the off-season and in some BP with his HS. We've never considered it to be a game bat and only think that it is a superior practice bat. Our bat seems unbreakable, it can be ordered as a minus 3 which I don't think other wood bats can. He won't use it during BP or games at showcases this summer but will use a maple bat with more pop. IMO, the Baum Bat has been a tremendous help to my son's hitting and is worth the lofty price. I think he'll be carrying one in his bat bag for a long time (hopefully).

itsrosy,

You would think so, but my son actually likes to use the baumbat in games. And he's not the only one: he had several teammates borrow his all season in Arizona juco play, so his bat is now very beat up with chunks out of the end of the barrel.

However, when he was in high school he used the baumbat primarily in the batting cage to save wear and tear on his metal bat and to improve his hitting.

If you are looking for Baum Bats at a goof price try here:
www.PlayBaseballLikeaPro.com
You can easily save 20 dollars.

My son used Baum bats for 2 years while playing in the NWAACC. If you go to any NWACC game I would say about 90% of the guys are swinging Baum. They don't break, and pretty much the same as wood. In fact, I think all DI schools should be using them. The kids that end up playing pro ball have a much easier time making the transition from Baum to wood.

Outlaw,

Your kid probably wore 2-3 of them out though !

Catchersdad,
You're right he did go through a couple in one year, but surprisingly not that many. When I think back to this year when I think he broke like 6 new bats in a week, it makes the Baums seem like a good investment. He has, however, decided to switch from Maple to Ash. He's pretty much now settled on the OLD HICKORY as his fav.

My son has been using his Baum bat for over a year now and it's still going strong. If and when it breaks, we'll probably get another.