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By Bat Digest | Last Updated December 4, 2020
The 2021 Louisville Slugger Omaha is a single-piece aluminum bat in BBCOR and USSSA. The 33 and 34-inch BBCOR are in the endloaded category, while the rest, including those in the USSSA, are more balanced. For 2021, Slugger decided not to sell this bat wholesale. So, you can only find it directly on their website. The 2021 Omaha is true to its roots but does come with real upgrades from 2020. The handle’s aluminum is reenginneered to help bring down sting. While hitting, we did not notice any differences.
$250
Original Price
Certification: BBCOR
Sizes: 29/26, 30/27, 31/28, 32/29, 33/30, 34/31
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Drop: 3
Swing Weight: Balanced (Within +/- 5% of Industry Average)
Serial Number: WTLBBO521B3
Original Price: $250
Release Month:
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$200
Original Price
Certification: USSSA
Sizes: 26/16, 27/17, 28/18, 29/19, 30/20, 31/21, 32/22
Barrel Size: 2 3/4
Drop: 10
Swing Weight: Balanced (Within +/- 5% of Industry Average)
Serial Number: WBL2472
Original Price: $200
Release Month:
Related: Best USSSA Bats
2021 Louisville Slugger Omaha BBCOR
$250
Original Price
Omaha BBCOR Drop 3
The 33 and 34-inch BBCOR versions of the Slugger Omaha are considered end-loaded. The 29 through 32 inches are balanced. This dynamic swing weight serves those who need a 33/34 better. Overall, the 2021 BBCOR Omaha is a single-piece bat with a big barrel and decent feel. Our exit speeds show the bat performs as well as any on the market. The 2021 model only has distribution on Slugger's site directly, and that lack of awareness pushes down its relevance and demand. To make matters worse, they raised the starting price by $50 over the 2020. Its 29 through 34-inch lengths, though, do make it an option for every player that can find it.
Certification: BBCOR
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Sizes: 29/26, 30/27, 31/28, 32/29, 33/30, 34/31
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Drop: 3
Swing Weight: Balanced (Within +/- 5% of Industry Average)
Serial Number: WTLBBO521B3
Release Month:
Related: Best BBCOR Bats
2021 Louisville Slugger Omaha USSSA Drop 10
$200
Original Price
Omaha USSSA Drop 10
We aren't sure why the drop 10 for 2021 is now a 2 5/8 while the previous year's versions have been a 2 3/4. The bat hasn't changed in terms of its alloy and handle or end cap in the USSSA space. But, for whatever reason, it is now a 2 5/8 barrel. They dropped the drop 5 from the lineup (which was a 2 5/8). The bat still has plenty of sizes available so that's good, but they also bailed on vendor distribution (you can't find this anywhere but on Slugger's site) so it might be hard for some to find it. They also raised the price by $20 from last year. If you have not guessed yet, our suggestion would be to avoid the 2021 and buy a 2020 model. It's less expensive and has a bigger barrel.
Certification: USSSA
Barrel Size: 2 3/4
Sizes: 26/16, 27/17, 28/18, 29/19, 30/20, 31/21, 32/22
Barrel Size: 2 3/4
Drop: 10
Swing Weight: Balanced (Within +/- 5% of Industry Average)
Serial Number: WBL2472
Release Month:
Related: Best USSSA Bats
Our bigger, stronger hitters like single-piece aluminum bats. So do some of the younger, entry-level players who don’t see high pitch speeds in rec ball. The attractive price point is a good place to start for most parents just willing to dip their toes in the world of performance bats.
Our bigger, stronger hitters like single-piece aluminum bats. So do some of the younger, entry-level players who don’t see high pitch speeds in rec ball. The attractive price point is a good place to start for most parents just willing to dip their toes in the world of performance bats.
The 2021 Voodoo One is very popular due to some online YouTube publicity. However, the bat is the same version as it has been for the last few years. Our general rating is higher this year than in years past because part of our rating is based on consumer demand. And the demand for the 2021 Voodoo is way beyond its predecessors despite being the same bat. Such is life in the world of bat hype.
This is our 2021 Easton B5 review. The B5 is a throwback BBCOR bat produced for the 2021 Season. It is a single-piece alloy using Easton’s ATAC Alloy–which is the same high-grade alloy Easton uses in other popular single-piece aluminum bats like the Easton Alpha. In fact, for all intents and purposes, the Easton B5 is the Easton Alpha XL.
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The long-awaited Marucci CAT 9 was made widely available on 8.31.2020. (Check here to buy it). For 2021, expect the same great barrel with a new alloy and the same AV2 knob found in the CAT 8. The 2021 Marucci CAT 9 comes in BBCOR, USSSA and USA. It’s big barrel and light swing in USSSA will attract a lot of hitters, again. The not too end-loaded BBCOR performs as well as any BBCOR bat on the market, has a loud ping and a great look.
The changes from 2020 to 2021 are as big as the Omaha has ever experienced. First, the bat uses a new alloy in the handle to help reduce hand sting. We did not notice any differences but can believe the claim to some extent. Second, the bat is no longer offered at major outlets. Instead, Slugger has kept the distribution all in house and the only way to buy the bat (at least in the beginning months) is through its online store.
That second change is bigger than most consumers might imagine. The pressure on bat distribution channels to find sustainable margins has been very real the last several years. Covid has only multiplied that problem.
As bat companies have consolidated, Amazon has grown in the bat space, and manufacturers have gone more to direct sales, the manner in which direction the money flows has changed companies and lives. Retaining one of their most popular bat lines ever in the 2021 Omaha to in house sales only cuts out major retailers and creates a want of independent information on these bats.
Our estimation is that Wilson, the parent company of Louisville Slugger, is taking a considerable risk by cutting out their major distribution channels on one of the most popular bats of all time. Maybe, though, this is just an effect that COVID had on distribution and things will change come 2022? We will see.
2020 Louisville Slugger Omaha Review: Value. Value. Value. After hitting with every version of the 2020 Slugger Omaha, we are confident it will continue to dominate the value purchase realm of all baseball. It serves as a legit option for novice and expert alike in the BBCOR, USSSA and USA space with a reasonable price point most parents are willing to pay. Our favorite, if we had to choose, is the drop 5 USA Omaha. With the exception of the 33 and 34-inch BBCOR, 2020 Omahas are built with a light swing in mind. Those two BBCOR versions are intentionally built for a heavy swing. Our Score 9.8/10 (BBCOR); 9.5/10(USSSA); 9.8/10 (USA).
We had an exclusive sneak peak at the Louisville Slugger 518 Omaha. The bat comes with a few upgrades when compared to the 517 Omaha.
Aside from the 33 and 34-inch BBCOR, the 2021 Omaha is made for the hitter who likes a stiff feel, needs tons of bat speed, and likes a big barrelled single-piece aluminum bat. It is also built for the parent who likes a more reasonably priced bat that can perform at the top of the BBCOR or USSSA limit. The 33 and 34-inch BBCOR are heavy swings built for the elite hitter who wants a stiff feel and all the barrel he can handle.
We like the sub-33-inch BBCOR Omaha bats for the middle power hitter that likes a stiff feel and hot out of the wrapper performance of a single piece alloy but still needs help catching up the fastball. The 33 and 34-inch are made for the elite college level hitter who needs as much mass as possible and likes the stiffer feel of alloy bats.
Price Check
For 2021, the USSSA is only a drop 10 bat in a 2 5/8. Last year (2020) the bat's drop 10 was a 2 3/4 while the drop 5 was a 2 5/8. Strange. In either case, the USSSA this year comes in a 26 through 32-inch and works for a new player in the coach pitch space (26/16) or that big-hitting 11-year-old who likes a stiff feel and a big alloy barrel (32/22).
Price CheckThe 2021 Louisville Slugger Omaha is a single piece aluminum bat with a big barrel and balanced swing weight. The 33 and 34-inch BBCOR bats have a swing weight and balance point that is more endloaded than the 29 through 32-inch versions. The USSSA version swings balanced compared to the rest of those in its class.
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