Faspitch Pitching: Step Back vs Start Back
START OR STEP BACK RULE FOR FASTPITCH SOFTBALL One of the main differences between the softball governing bodies is the pitching rule for how a pitcher can start her pitch. It comes down to the Start Back rule and the...
What’s the difference between Marucci CATX and CAT9?
CATX vs. CAT9 What the difference between the CAT9 Composite and the CATX Composite? While the CAT9 Composite and CATX Composite barrel is built using the same high performing MDX composite construction and features the same OLS Connection, the CATX...
What’s the difference between A2K and A2000?
A2K vs. A2000, what's the difference? Meet the details that separate the two pro caliber Wilson® baseball glove models. The Wilson® A2K® and A2000® are the preferred baseball gloves of elite professional players. While Mookie Betts, Juan Soto and José...
Introducing the 2024 Louisville Slugger Meta Fastpitch Bat
Learn about the 2024 Louisville Slugger Meta softball bat technology and improved durability. Designed for all types of softball players – whether you’re setting the table at the top of the order, clearing the bases from the cleanup spot or...
Marucci NightShift: The Anti-Collection
The Marucci gloves you love, in designs you can’t help but talk about. He may be Marucci’s Fielding Glove Designer and Developer Eric Walbridge by day, but by night the creativity of Glove Cowboy knows no bounds. What started years...
MEET ATLAS – THE NEXT GENERATION ONE-PIECE ALLOY BAT
Learn about the design process behind the Louisville Slugger Atlas Baseball Bat. Re-imagined for explosive performance, the Atlas BBCOR Baseball Bat from Louisville Slugger offers an expanded sweet spot and decreased vibration, game-altering characteristics in a one-piece alloy bat. To...
Introducing the Marucci CatX Lineup
Meet the Marucci baseball bats crafted to dominate BBCOR and USSSA competition. Optimized from End to End, the Cat X is the result of data from the best players translated into quantifiable improvements. From barrel profile adjustments to ergonomically fitted...
Decertification by NCAA: Stinger Missile 2 - 33"
On August 10, 2022 we were notified by the NCAA that the Stinger Missile 2 - 33" (only this size) would be decertified and banned from use in games at the collegiate level. This is only for the 33" 30oz...
Limited Edition 2022 DeMarini CF Mash Up USSSA Baseball Bat
  Introducing the Limited Edition 2022 DeMarini CF Mash Up USSSA Baseball bat, bringing together the iconic CF graphics from 2017, 2018 and 2020 into one bat.  Built for elite players at all levels of USSSA play, the CF Mash...
Get to Know the 2022 DeMarini CF Fastpitch Bat Lineup
Learn about the four 2022 DeMarini CF Fastpitch Bats so you can pick the one that’s right for you. We are excited to introduce the 2022 DeMarini® CF® Fastpitch Bats--a lineup that truly speaks for itself with consistent performance at...
Introducing the 2022 DeMarini USSSA Lineup
Meet the DeMarini baseball bats crafted to dominate USSSA competition. Led by the state-of-the-art Zoa™ and consistently dominant CF®, the 2022 lineup of DeMarini® USSSA baseball bats has something for every type of hitter. The latest iterations of The Goods™,...
Introducing the 2022 DeMarini BBCOR Lineup
Meet the DeMarini baseball bats designed to put the pressure on BBCOR competition. Each DeMarini BBCOR Baseball Bat – CF, Gattaca, The Goods, The Goods One Piece, Voodoo, Voodoo One Piece and Zoa – has distinct advantages that benefit different...
New Look, Same DeMarini: Introducing the RAYZR’D Logo
Learn about the new logo appearing on 2022 bats, a nod to Ray DeMarini's legacy. DeMarini founder and namesake Ray DeMarini was boldness personified. Obsessed with bringing home run power to the masses, Ray went from building bats out of...
Upcoming Releases - 2022 Line Ups
When do the new 2022 bats come out? What about new gloves? When will we be restocked with current models? Will there be new bats or not? Here are the answers to all upcoming 2022 Releases! This Season will be...
Specifications of Softballs used in High School to change in 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (July 12, 2021) — New softball specifications will go into effect in 2025 and a number of other rule changes affecting equipment and apparel go into effect in the 2022 season in high school softball. The revisions were recommended...
Meet the Technology Behind the 2022 Meta Fastpitch Bat
Learn about the Mash Composite Barrel, the VTX Connection and other tech of the Meta fastpitch bat. Introducing the 2022 Louisville Slugger Meta Fastpitch Bat, the stick crafted to deliver a massive sweet spot, an unmistakable sound and a softer...
Meet Zoa: the Bat Obliterating Boundaries of Composite Performance
DeMarini Zoa – Continuous Fiber Composite Technology Our engineers sought to harness our most advanced carbon fiber composite technologies into the ultimate performance BBCOR bat in history – a bat with a commanding swing and optimized hitting area not yet...
2022 Easton Ghost Double Barrel Launches 6/10
IT’S TIME TO MAKE SOME NOISE! The hottest bat in the game is back, now with Sonic Comp™ Technology. Featuring Easton's patented Double Barrel construction, providing the best pop, feel and sound with a massive sweet spot. The Ghost Double...
2021 Michigan High School Baseball & Softball Update
Start of 2020-21 Spring Sports Activity Set for March 22 EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 22 – The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association approved today an adjustment to the Spring 2021 schedule delaying the start of...
NFHS Revises Guidance on COVID Transmission in High School Sports
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (February 2, 2021) – After evaluating experiences of schools participating in high school sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) has revised its May 2020 guidance...
CAT9 Composite Break-In Guide
The CAT9 Composite is constructed to be meaner, hotter and bolder. Follow this break-in guide to make sure your CAT9 Composite is ready to go come game time. Although the CAT9 Composite is hot out of the wrapper, most composite baseball...