WOOD BATS

Wood is honest. A metal or composite barrel forgives a mishit; wood tells you exactly where you made contact. Players who spend time with wood tend to tighten up their hand path and find the barrel more consistently when they return to their game bat. Wood-bat tournaments and showcase events are also increasingly common at the travel and high school level.

• SPD 271 — a speed profile with a slightly thinner handle and more balanced feel. Favors bat speed and control through the zone.
• PWR 243 — a power profile with a larger barrel and more mass out front. Favors players generating drive through contact.

Pro Series Maple is solid one-piece maple — the traditional choice, with the truest wood feedback. Available in SPD 271 (Velvet Sky, Vantablack) and PWR 243 (Brown Trout).

Pro Maple Composite laminates maple for improved durability and a more consistent barrel, in Obsidian Black with both Axe Handle and Flared Handle. Youth Pro Maple Composite comes in a -5 (Aqua Strike) for younger players.

Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball mark. Multi-piece and composite wood bats do require the mark for USA Baseball play, so check the stamp before using a composite wood bat in Little League or a comparable rec league. Wood is also an accepted alternative to BBCOR in high school and in USSSA 14U events as of January 2026. Full certification guide.

Wood bats break — that is the nature of the material, not a defect. You can extend life considerably: rotate the label up or down at contact so you are hitting on the edge grain rather than the face grain, avoid hitting waterlogged or cold balls, and store the bat indoors rather than in a car trunk or garage through temperature swings.