World’s Hottest Bats | The Best Ever

Over the years there have been several crazy hot bats in the slowpitch softball space. Pushing the limits on bat performance is felt nowhere more acutely than in men’s softball. Most of the world’s hottest softball bats are found in single-piece composites. And while many could make the top of our list, we like the Miken ULTRA II as the hottest softball bat in the universe. Do note, however, that the bat’s durability is terrible. But, while the handle is still attached to the barrel, expect to hit crazy monster bombs.

We discuss all our favorite USSSA Bats here, but the best of all time must be the 2017 DeMarini CF. We have no idea how this bat passed the test but by sheer incompetence. The thing is fire was banned mid-season. You can still find some versions of it online, often going for thousands of dollars.

Although anything after 500 hits is on borrowed time, those first 500 hits are remarkable. The bat is still legal, but it breaks so fast that few people get to wield its tremendous power for long enough. But, for those handfuls of hits that this bat has before it breaks, it is the hottest fastpitch bat we’ve ever tested, and most have ever had the pleasure of knowing.

Few BBCOR bats have broken the sound barrier of the performance standard and have been left under the radar even today. The BBCOR standard has done an excellent job of maintaining parity between bats. But somehow, someway, the 2019 Red META in BBCOR passed the test, and, even though it was recreated in a blue version for 2020 that was deemed illegal in its 33-inch, the red slugger Meta from 2019 is still legal. As far as we’ve ever tested, it is the hottest BBCOR bat of all time.