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Updated June 24, 2022
By Bat Digest
We have written so many best bat articles it makes our heads spin. But surprisingly, what we’ve yet to do is make a list of the world’s hottest bats. That is, what bats have been known to be the ‘most hot’ of all time and eternity. We put together the list of the hottest bats ever here.
Without surprise, many of those bats also made our illegal bats list. Obviously, this makes them illegal in most leagues. You may find a few leagues that welcome such crazy hot bats, don’t enforce rules, have no bat standards or where anything goes in a home run derby. In those cases, expect anyone with the above bats to do remarkably well, even if they are a weakling.
We updated the world’s hottest bats ever list with the 2020 Meta in BBCOR and the 2020 Easton Ghost in fastpitch.
Certification: USSSA
Sizes: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Barrel Size: 2 3/4
Drop: 10
Swing Weight: Light+
Serial Number: WTDXCBZ-17
Original Price: $
Release Month: August 2016
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.
Certification: Slowpitch - USSSA
Sizes: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Barrel Size: 2 1/4
Drop:
Swing Weight: Light+
Serial Number: MULTRAII15
Original Price: $250
Release Month: June 2015
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.
Certification: Fastpitch
Sizes: 32, 33, 34
Barrel Size: 2 1/4
Drop: 9
Swing Weight: Mid
Serial Number: FP20GHAD9
Original Price: $450
Release Month: September 2019
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.
Certification: BBCOR
Sizes: 31, 32, 33, 34
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Drop: 3
Swing Weight: Mid
Serial Number: WTLBBMTP9B3
Original Price: $500
Release Month: September 2018
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.
Why We Love the 2017 CF Zen
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.
Certification: USSSA
Barrel Size: 2 3/4
Sizes: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Drop: 10
Serial Number: WTDXCBZ-17
Release Month: August 2016
Why We Love the 2015 Ultra II
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.
Certification: Slowpitch - USSSA
Barrel Size: 2 1/4
Sizes: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Drop:
Serial Number: MULTRAII15
Release Month: June 2015
Why We Love the 2020 Ghost Advanced
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.
Certification: Fastpitch
Barrel Size: 2 1/4
Sizes: 32, 33, 34
Drop: 9
Serial Number: FP20GHAD9
Release Month: September 2019
Why We Love the 2019 Meta Prime
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.
Certification: BBCOR
Barrel Size: 2 5/8
Sizes: 31, 32, 33, 34
Drop: 3
Serial Number: WTLBBMTP9B3
Release Month: September 2018
Considering how well the Meta in a 33″ did, this article probably needs to be updated.
Banned. d: )
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i use the da bomb bat in babe ruth and the umpires will sometimes take it but when the don’t it is a fun day