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Bat List/Rules

Important Links

ASA Non-Approved Bats w/ Certification Marks (with pictures) - Includes all non-approved bats that carry the certification mark with pictures of each bat
ASA Non-Approved Bats w/ Certification Marks (with pictures - one page) - Great resource for umpires to carry or for teams to hang in the dugout
2010 ASA Rule Changes - 2010 Rule Changes with Comments
2010 ASA Code Changes - 2010 Rule Changes with Comments
2010 ASA Code - This is linked directly to ASA's Code

Remember ...

The official bat in ASA Championship Play must meet all of the requirements of Rule 3, Section 1 and:

1. must bear either the ASA approved 2000 certification mark or the ASA 2004 certification mark as shown below, and must not be listed on an ASA non approved list, and

2. must be included on a list of approved bat models published by the ASA National Office; or

3. must, in the sole opinion and discretion of the umpire, have been manufactured prior to 2000 and if tested, would comply with the ASA bat performance standards then in effect.

2010 ASA Rule and Code Changes
The ASA National Office has published its 2010 ASA Rule Changes. Changes to the rules include (but are not limited to) pitching distances and use of metal cleats in 16U and 18U J.O. classification and pitching arch heights in adult slow pitch. In addition, ASA has made modifications to the ASA Code. These modifications include (but are not limited to) college student-athlete eligibility in J.O. classifications and the location of the 18-GOLD national championship.