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By Bat Digest | Last Updated March 23, 2021
Louisville Slugger’s 2021 Meta PWR is a two-piece hybrid bat with an end-load. The bat replaces the 2020 bat with the same name and is only changed by the colorway from blue to red. Our bigger hitters like heavier bats with an aluminum barrel and a stiffer feel. The Select PWR checks those boxes. Players looking for something like The Goods but aren’t interested in that will find solace because many college players swing the Select.
$400
Original Price
Certification: BBCOR
Sizes: 31/28, 32/29, 33/30, 34/31
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Drop: 3
Swing Weight: End Loaded (More than 10% Above Class Average)
Serial Number: WTLBBSPB321
Original Price: $400
Release Month:
Related: Best BBCOR Bats
2021 Louisville Slugger Select PWR BBCOR
$400
Original Price
Select PWR BBCOR Drop 3
Louisivlle Sluggers 2021 Select PWR is a two piece hybrid bat built with a composite handle and alloy barrel. This is the same bat as the 2020 PWR but with a colored up version. The bat is made for big hitters that need a heavier swing weight and like the feel of a stiffer two piece bat.
Certification: BBCOR
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Sizes: 31/28, 32/29, 33/30, 34/31
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Drop: 3
Swing Weight: End Loaded (More than 10% Above Class Average)
Serial Number: WTLBBSPB321
Release Month:
Related: Best BBCOR Bats
Our hitters like the end-loaded barrel, stiffer connection, and aluminum barrel of the 2021 Select PWR. Bigger hitters preferred the bat, where our average to light swinging kinds preferred bats like the META or Rawlings Quatro.
Our hitters like the end-loaded barrel, stiffer connection, and aluminum barrel of the 2021 Select PWR. Bigger hitters preferred the bat, where our average to light swinging kinds preferred bats like the META or Rawlings Quatro.
On the shortlist of most anticipated bats for 2021 stand The Goods. This bat had considerable success despite COVID-19 in 2020. It reached a hype level few have achieved. Although the bat was good to a great performer, it still isn’t for everyone. In BBCOR, save the paint job, it is the same bat as the 2020 version (plus an updated end cap). DeMarini adds a USSSA drop 5 and 10 to the mix as well. The BBCOR is $50 more ($399), the USSSA is $20 ($279).
We hit the 2021 Marucci CAT 9 Connect in both BBCOR and USSSA drop 5, 8, and 10. In short, we love it. We think it’s a fantastic bat with a reasonable end load in both lines. The connection is less stiff when compared to other hybrid bats, but we preferred that. Our hitters especially liked the USSSA Drop 10 and believe it will be one of the best in that space for 2020. The only thing the line is lacking a USA version. Otherwise, there’s nothing we’d change.
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The 2020 Victus Nox is a hybrid bat that comes in BBCOR and, in May of 2021, a drop 10, 8 and 5 USSSA. The Nox complements the Victus Vandal—which is the premiere Victus bat and a light swinging single-piece aluminum. Of all the data we gathered on the different versions of the NOX, we found the swing weight lighter than we expected. Our measurements on the Nox put it on the lighter side of balanced—which is a bit different than other takes which consider a bit heavy. But, we’re confident in our swing weight scales and think the Nox should be considered a balanced bat—not heavy, not light but just right.
There are no differences between the 2020 Select PWR and the 2021 Select PWR. The 2021 is a reprint with a different color.
There is no shame in that. Bat companies do this all the time.
This comprises our 2020 Louisville Slugger Select and 2020 Louisville Slugger Select PWR review. The former (no "PWR") is a balanced swinging drop 10 and 8 USA hybrid bat as well as a VERY end loaded drop 5. The later (with the "PWR") is a BBCOR version of the bat that is the next generation of the end loaded 719 Select. Both bats, the Slugger Select and Slugger Select PWR, comprise Sluggers' 2020 two piece hybrid line. We hit both bats for this review, compared exit speeds and swing weights to previous years and write this 2020 Louisville Slugger Select Review.
The 2019 Louisville Slugger 719 Select is a hybrid bat that serves the two piece space well.
The 718 from Slugger is a remarkably endloaded two piece hybird bat built for a strong that likes the hot out the wrapper feel of an aluminum bat but prefer the more forgiving swing of a two piece bat.
We recommend the 2021 Louisville Slugger Select PWR to big hitters who want an aluminum barrel on a two-piece bat. The bat has not changed from the 2020 version so, unless you’re in love with the red colorway, we suggest you go with the 2020 if you can find it with a warranty from a legit seller. The 2020 version also has good ratings on its durability. So, buying this bat used is a go if you can find it for the right price. We’d put a used strike price (no warranty and a season of use) in the $145 and under range.
Aluminum barreled bats with composite handles tend to swing heavier than their two-piece composite counterparts. The Select PWR is no exception. Bigger hitters want a stiff feel on a two-piece hybrid like the 2021 Select PWR more than a bat like the Quatro or CF. The Select PWRs real challenger is The Goods and, at least in terms of market sentiment, prefer The Goods than the Select PWR. However, our exit speed tests showed the bats perform very similarly.
Price CheckThe 2021 Louisville Slugger Select PWR has an alloy barrel and a composite handle with a Slugger-specific grip. Slugger refers to this alloy barrel as the EXD with the idea that it extends the length of the barrel’s sweet spot. The end cap is named the PWR End Cap that is unique to the Select PWR in Slugger’s BBCOR lineup. The balance of the bat is towards the endcap and it does swing heavy—but not crazy heavy.
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