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.

	LOUISVILLE SLUGGER M9 Maple Wood Baseball Bat M110 34" $65.00 Time Left: 13h 23m
	Maple Wood Baseball Bat - 33" (Old Hickory LW1) $5.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 13h 38m
	Maple Wood Baseball Bat - 34" (Old Hickory LW1) $5.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 13h 42m
	Ash Wood Baseball Bat - 34" (Old Hickory) $5.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 13h 48m
	Wooden Baseball Bat - Solid Maple Wood, 32" $5.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 13h 51m
	Wooden Baseball Bat - Solid Maple Wood, 33" $5.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 13h 53m
	Wooden Baseball Bat - Solid Ash Wood, 34.5" $5.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 13h 57m
	Wooden Baseball Bat - Solid Ash Wood, 34.5" $5.00 (1 Bids) Time Left: 13h 57m
	New Louisville Pro Stock Wood Baseball Bat I13 32" $19.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 15h 58m
	NEW RAWLINGS BIG STICK WOOD BASEBALL BLACK 34" MLB BAT $21.99 $24.99 Time Left: 16h 11m

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.