BBCOR Baseball Bats

Starting in 2012, High School Baseball is joining the college ranks with baseball bat certifications.  The BESR certification will no longer be legal in the state high school league, or legion play.  This new standard measures bat performance and replaces the previous BESR standard. Beginning in January 2011 for NCAA  (college) play and January 2012 for NFHS (high school) play, all bats must be BBCOR certified. BESR (Ball Exit Speed Ratio) is no longer considered accurate enough to determine the actual performance of differing bat models.

Instead of measuring the speed of the ball after it is batted, BBCOR measures the “trampoline” effect. When a bat hits a ball, the ball actually compresses / deforms by nearly a third at high pitch velocities.  We encourage to order bats early this coming spring, to ensure delivery with such a high demand for this new bat.