NCAA Baseball Bat Standards

Announcements

• Decertification of 33-inch Marucci CAT5 Bat (Posted 2/17/12)
• NCAA BBCOR Bat Standard - effective January 1, 2011 (8/17/2010)
• Illegal bat procedures memorandum (2/5/2010)
• Frequently asked questions about composite bats (2/5/2010)
• Composite bat moratorium (7/17/2009)
• Bat rolling memorandum (5/19/2009)
• BBCOR announcement (9/16/2008)

Bat Listings

• Listing of NCAA Certified Bats

Certification Protocols

• Ball Exit Speed Ratio (BESR) Protocol
• Accelerated Break-In (ABI) Protocol
• Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) Protocol (Effective 1/1/2011)

Manufacturing Information

• NCAA Baseball Bat Certification Test Request Form

NCAA Testing Laboratory

• Washington State University: http://www.mme.wsu.edu/~ssl/

Research and Information

The BESR paper
Article by NCAA Baseball Researcher Dr. Alan Nathan comparing the performance of baseball bats (January 10, 2010)