As we have been discussing with our players and also with a number of Mustang parents, this season, all high school aluminum or composite bats will be required to be Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution or "BBCOR" certified bats.
Typically, our junior high team will also play per high school (NFHS) rules, so I would advise all of you JH players to be getting BBCOR bats. As a general rule, I think it's a good idea for a JH player to be swinging a drop 3 high school bat sooner rather than later, in any event.
Here is a link that sets out the new bat rule:
Paragraph (e), which sets out that all bats as of 1/1/12 must be BBCOR certified. That is, the "BBCOR" stamp will be on all approved bats.
The long and short of this change is that the BBCOR bats perform similar to wooden bats, but without breaking, of course.
There was some discussion that this rule was changed for safety reasons. In actuality, it was apparently driven largely by scouts who want to see how guys hit in high school without souped-up aluminum bats. Pretty interesting, huh?
We have adjusted some of our practices and training this fall to be ready. We will be ready when 2/11/12 gets here and we open vs. Northeast Christian. Semper Gumby.
See you on the field ...
