Baseball-Wood

Wood bats were the only choice for any batter in the game of baseball until the mid 1970's. But today, wood bats are used far less often than aluminum bats on both the baseball and softball diamonds. Pros are required to use wood bats, and for safety reasons, some high school leagues have recently moved to wood only. Most wooden bats are made of northern white ash, but in recent years maple has become a popular option. This trend started with the success Barry Bonds had with maple bats during the 2001 season.

	DEMARINI DX243 PRO MAPLE COMPOSITE WOOD BASEBALL BAT 32 $129.95 Time Left: 53m
	DEMARINI DX243 PRO MAPLE COMPOSITE WOOD BASEBALL BAT 33 $129.95 Time Left: 53m
	Louisville Slugger Composite Baseball Bat WCOMP110 32" $109.99 Time Left: 1h 52m
	Easton Natural Bamboo Wood Baseball Bats - 31"-32"-33" $69.99 Time Left: 2h 15m
	MZC62 MIZUNO COMP MATTE ROYL WOOD BASEBALL BAT 32, 33, 34 $84.95 Time Left: 2h 57m
	LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HM125BH 32 M110 HARD MAPLE WOOD BASEBALL BAT $44.95 Time Left: 3h 12m
	LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HM125BH 34 I13 HARD MAPLE WOOD BASEBALL BAT $44.95 Time Left: 3h 53m
	Louisville Slugger MLB125BCB Adult Wood Baseball Bat 33 $39.95 Time Left: 4h 33m
	Mizuno Custom Classic Maple Wood Baseball Bat CHY 34" $69.95 Time Left: 4h 33m
	Rawlings 271 Composite Wood Baseball Bat 271 MBC 33" $69.95 Time Left: 4h 33m

Most wood baseball bats today are made from Northern White Ash normally harvested in the state of Pennsylvania and Upstate New York. The Northern White Ash is graded for quality with straight grain being the most important criteria. Southern Ash grows too quickly and is not as dense as the Northern White Ash. Major League Baseball grade is of course the very best choice and is also in short supply. Most of what you see that's labeled or sold as Pro-Stock or some similar name is actually Minor League wood or a lesser grade and generally is found for around forty dollars . Of course, there are other levels of quality down to the twenty dollar range. They are known by grades called high school, trophy and retail (don't expect to see the grades labeled). Generally, they are not of very good quality and only worth purchasing if the cost is an issue.