Baseball Bat Reviews

The drop 11 Rawlings 5150 for 2021 is an entry-level bat with a good brand name, lots of durabilities, and a balanced swing. It comes in a 26 through 31 inch and uses a lighter end cap to help bring down the swing weight. We consider this an entry-level bat that will leave a lot to be desired from the elite and serious youth player. However, those looking for a decent to good entry-level rec type bat should be happy with this one. Full Review

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The drop 10 Rawlings 5150 for 2021 is an entry-level bat with a good brand name, lots of durabilities, and a balanced swing. It comes in a 27 through 31 inch and swings heavier than the drop 11. We consider this an entry-level bat that will leave a lot to be desired from the elite and serious youth player. However, those looking for a decent to the good entry-level rec player in the 9 through 11-year-old space should be happy with this one. Full Review

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The 5150 in a drop 5 for 2021 has a decent sized barrel and a good balance for the drop 5 class. We like this USA version of the bat better than any other. Kids who can get a drop 5 around and like the stiff feel of a single piece aluminum bat will do really well. As well, at under $100, we think the drop 5 5150 for 2021 is a great practice and cold-weather bat. It can also serve as an ultra-durable cage work bat that will last a life time and give good strength training opportunities for younger hitters. Full Review

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We like the 2021 Rawlings 5150 BBCOR more than any 5150 in recent memory. The barrel profile and heavier swing weight, when compared to the VELO (but still average compared to the industry), are just like we like our single-piece aluminum bats. It's an all hitters bat---not too heavy for the kids who need bat speed but like the stiff feel, but just big enough for a strong hitter to size up an inch and start baking dingers. The only hitter who it doesn't fit are those who like a more flexible feel and the smaller player needing as much bat speed as possible. Full Review

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Although a bit on the heavier side for a drop 11, it swings right in line with other drop 10 bats in the USA space. So, if you consider this drop 11 as a drop 10, it is, as far as we measured, one of the very best bats in the industry. The Easton ADV 360 Drop 11 USA bat is a huge barrel, balanced swing, and knockout performance. It reminds us a lot of the Orange Easton MAKO as any USA bat to date ever has. Full Review

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The 2021 Axe Elite One in BBCOR is a heavy swinging single piece aluminum built for the big hitter who wants an ax-shaped handle and all the barrel they can handle. This bat is built for big hitters that like a stiff feel and prefer or are fine with the Axe Handle. It is the same as the 2020 Axe Elite One BBCOR but, on their site at least, Axe changed the year to 2021. But, it is the same bat and has the same model number, color scheme and everthing. COVID ruined everything. Full Review

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The Axe Elite One Special Edition for 2021 in the BBCOR is the same bat as the non-special edition but with a blue accent color. It appears this is Axe's way of selling their new 2021 Bat for a discount directly on their website or directly on their Amazon outlet. Supply is likely limited, so who knows how it will last. For what it is, a heavy swinging single piece aluminum bat, it is a top-shelf bat. Full Review

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The Axe Elite One Special Edition Pro Handle is a single-piece aluminum bat exactly like the Elite One BBCOR from Axe but with a modified Axe handle. As well, some outlets refer to this handle and the POWER handle or PWR handle and not, as Axe's site calls it, the Pro Handle. Full Review

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The 2021 Junior Big Barrel USSSA Drop 10 Axe Elite One is a single-piece alloy bat built with the ax handle and balanced swing weight. This bat is made for pitching machine type players between the ages of 6 and 8. It comes in only short sizes of 26 and 27-inches. The bat is NOT a world-beater by any means---but no JBB bats are. This is a straight forward bat with a unique handle that will likely make getting your hands to the ball a more natural motion. As such, for young kids just starting out we think the Axe JBB Elite One is as good as they get. Full Review

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The 2021 The Goods in BBCOR is a two-piece hybrid bat with an end load and a super-stiff connection. It is the next generation of Voodoo Insane and is, to say the least, very popular. The bat is hard to find in stock and last year's version (2020) is the same bat as this with a different paint job. Full Review

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The USSSA The Goods in a drop 5 from DeMarini is the new Voodoo Balanced. It uses the same Seismic End Cap and 3 Fusion connection you'll find on the BBCOR version of the bat. However, this one swings more balanced. Full Review

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The 2021 The Goods USSSA Drop 10 is a balanced bat in a two-piece hybrid design. It takes the place of the Voodoo Balanced from years gone by. Hybrid bats have never been the most attractive in the USSSA world, but this bat and a few others in the 2021 class might change that. The drop 10 USSSA is a 2 3/4 barrel, the drop 5 is a 2 5/8. Full Review

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The 2021 DeMarini Voodoo One is the same bat as the 2020 version (which was basically the same version of the 2019 version but with a different end cap). The only thing that has really changed is they increased the price by $50. Full Review

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The 2021 DeMarini Voodoo One USA Bat is new to DeMarini. DeMarini bailed on the USSSA model line in favor of The Goods One Piece. But, for USA, they have this single-piece aluminum bat with a focus on a light swing and a more reasonable price point. Full Review

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This bat is too heavy for most high school players. But, if you want a great-looking bat with a good-sized barrel that can rake IF you can swing it, then this is it.

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The 2020 Combat B2 Ultra is a JustBats sponsored bat and is, in most ways, the same as the old Combat Maxum from days gone by. The Drop 11 is a USSSA 2 3/4 barrel built with a light swing, absolutely massive barrel and really good performance. Those who want a big barrel and light swing and light swing in a drop 11 single piece USSSA are in the right place. Full Review

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The drop 8 for the B2 Ultra is a big barreled bat with a huge barrel and a great swing. Although we don't know much yet, we expect the bat to be a lot like the B2s from days gone by in the Combat space. JustBats, some years ago, picked up some rights to the Combat name when Combat went out of business (via bankruptcy). Easton, a sister company, took over much of the Combat umbrella. But JustBats picked up enough to secure some naming rights in the future. As well, and we don't know, Easton's acquisition by Rawlings may have left some Combat items on the table too. We'll keep asking around. Full Review

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The 2020 Combat B2 Ultra is a JustBats sponsored bat that is built after the 2018 Combat bats of days gone by. The 2020 BBCOR has a huge barrel, light swing and gets good ratings. Those in the market for a light swinging single piece BBCOR bat and don't want to buy the Combat Maxum should look here. Full Review

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The 2020 Combat B2 ATB Drop 10 USSSA Bat is a single piece composite built with a huge barrel and light swing. This is a JustBats produced and backed bat. This is a 2 3/4 bat that can't be found anywhere except for eBay---due mainly to its low distribution that was only via JustBats. If you an find this bat, and you want a light swing and a big barrel on a single-piece composite like the Combat bats of days gone by, this is it. Full Review

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B20-HOT METAL combines Mizuno?s powerful HotMetal? single-wall aluminum alloy with innovative CorTech? technology, which adjusts wall thickness across the barrel to create a high-performance bat with an aggressive sweet spot. Engineered details like an Optimized End Cap create a booming sound, while also increasing the size of the sweet spot to give you the hottest one-piece bat in the game.

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