NCAA Baseball Bat Standards

Announcements

• Federal Court Dismisses Bat Manufacturer’s Antitrust Lawsuit (Posted 3/25/13)
• Decertification of Marucci CAT-5 and Black bats (Posted 6/6/12)
• Decertification of 33-inch Reebok Vector-TLS Bat (Posted 3/22/12)
• Decertification of 33-inch Marucci CAT-5 Bat (Posted 2/17/12)
• 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)