USSSA Drop 12 Bat Reviews

Score	Year	League	Bat	Drop	Model	Price	MOI	Relevant Sizes	Demand	Player Rating	Tech Specs	Performance	Stiffness	Durability	Barrel Profile	Resell	Diameter	Sizes	Type	Serial	Release
	2018	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Catalyst	200	Light+	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2 3/4	28, 29, 30, 31	SPC	WTLSLCT18X12	10/01/17
	2017	USSSA		12	Mizuno Covert	200	Mid	5	2	4	2	4	4	3	2	1	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPA	MZ49702TD12	08/01/16
	2016	USSSA		12	Mizuno Generation	150	Mid	5	2	4	2	4	4	4	2	1	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPA	340358	08/01/15
	2016	USSSA		12	Easton Mako	160	Light+	4	4	5	4	5	2	4	4	4	2 3/4	25, 26, 27, 28	TPC	JBB16MK12B
	2015	USSSA		12	Easton Mako JBB	160	Light+	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	2 3/4	25, 26, 27, 28	TPC	JBB15MKB
	2016	USSSA		12	Easton Mako	280	Light+	5	4	5	4	5	2	4	4	4	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	TPC	YB16MK12
	2015	USSSA		12	Easton S1	240	Light+	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	TPC	YB15S1
	2017	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Catalyst		Light+	4	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	2	2 5/8	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPC	WTLSLCT172	10/01/16
	2017	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Prime 917		Light	5	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	2 1/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32	TPC	WTLYBP9172	10/01/16
	2017	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Catalyst		Light+	4	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	2	2 3/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPC	WTLSLCT17X	10/01/16
	2015	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Catalyst		Light+	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	2	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPC	YBCT152	10/01/14
	2015	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Armor		Mid+	4	1	2	2	3	4	5	4	1	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31	SPA	YBAR152	10/01/14
	2015	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Catalyst		Light+	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	2	2 3/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPC	SLCT15X	10/01/14
	2015	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Catalyst		Light+	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	2	2 5/8	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPC	SLCT152	10/01/14
	2016	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Prime 916		Light+	5	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	2 1/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32	TPC	YBP9162	10/01/15
	2016	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Select 716		Mid	4	3	2	4	5	3	4	4	4	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	Hyb.	YBS7162	10/01/15
	2020	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Prime One	250	Light	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	2 3/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPC	WTLSLP1X12S20	09/15/19
	2017	USSSA		12	DeMarini Uprising		Light	4	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPA	WTDXUPL17	08/01/16
	2016	USSSA		12	DeMarini NVS Vexxum		Mid	4	2	3	3	4	3	5	3	2	2 1/4	29, 30, 31, 32	Hyb.	WTDXVXL16	09/01/15
	2016	USSSA		12	Demarini Insane		Light	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	3	5	2 1/4	29, 30, 31, 32	SPA	WTDXINL16	09/01/15
	2019	USSSA		12	Easton Ghost X Hyperlite		Light	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2 3/4	25, 26, 27	TPC	JBB19GXHL12	08/01/18
	2018	USSSA		12	Easton Ghost X Hyperlite		Light	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2 5/8	28, 29, 30, 31	TPC	SL18GXHL12	08/01/17
	2018	USSSA		12	Easton Ghost X Hyperlite		Light	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2 3/4	25, 26, 27	TPC	JBB18GXHL12	08/01/17
	2017	USSSA		12	Easton Mako Beast		Light	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	TPC	YB17MK12	08/01/16
	2016	USSSA		12	Easton S300		Mid	4	1	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2 1/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPA	YB16S300	09/01/15
	2017	USSSA		12	Easton S3		Light+	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2 3/4	28, 29, 30, 31	SPA	SL17MK12B	08/01/16
	2016	USSSA		12	Easton S500C		Mid	4	1	3	4	3	2	4	3	2	2 1/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	Hyb.	YB16S500C	09/01/15
	2016	USSSA		12	Rawlings Prodigy	70	Light	4	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	1	2 1/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31	SPA	YBRP14	10/01/15
	2016	USSSA		12	Rawlings Velo	200	Mid+	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30	SPA	SLVR12	10/01/15
	2017	USSSA		12	Rawlings Velo	250	Light	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30	SPA	SL7V12	10/01/16
	2018	USSSA		12	Rawlings Velo Hybrid	250	Light	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30	SPA	UT8V34	10/01/17
	2020	USSSA		12	Rawlings Threat	150	Light	5	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31	SPC	UTZT12	10/01/19
	2021	USSSA		12	Rawlings Threat	150	Light	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31	SPC	UT1T12	10/01/20
	2020	USSSA		12	Rawlings Quatro Pro	280	Light+	3	4	2	3	4	2	2	4	3	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30	TPC	UTZQ12	10/01/19
	2016	USSSA		12	Marucci Hex Alloy	130	Mid	4	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2 3/4	28, 29, 30, 31, 32	SPA	MYBHA12	10/01/15
	2020	USSSA		12	Easton Maxum 360	200	Light	2	4	3	4	4	2	3	4	4	2 5/8	25, 26, 27	SPC	JBB20MX12	09/01/19
	2020	USSSA		12	Easton Maxum 360	300	Light	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31	SPC	SL20MX12	09/01/19
	2022	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Meta One	250	Light+	5	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	2 3/4	27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32	TPC	WBL2531010	10/27/21
	2022	USSSA		12	Easton Maxum Ultra	200	Light	2	2	3	3	4	2	4	4	2	2 3/4	25, 26, 27	SPC	JBB22MX12	10/07/21
	2019	USSSA		12	Louisville Slugger Prime One	250	Light	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2 5/8	28, 29, 30, 31	SPC	WTLSLP119X12	09/15/18
	2019	USSSA		12	Easton Ghost X Hyperlite	280	Mid	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2 3/4	28, 29, 30, 31	TPC	SL19GXHL12	08/01/18

Overall Ratings

The overall rating uses seven different weighted metrics to determine our overall score. Half of total rating comes from the player and our exit speed tests (Player Rating: 25%, Performance: 25%).The other categories are Relevance (20%), Demand (10%), Durability (10%), Resell Score (5%), and Tech Specs (5%).

*: When a bat is denoted by a star (*) it is a preliminary rating. Expect it to be updated as we learn more about the bat and gather more data.

(PlaRa) Player Rating: We measure player rating from user reviews. Those users include our own hitters that we test at the lab as well as reviews we find online.

(ExVe) Performance: Performance measures the exit speeds and distances we capture in our hitting lab with HitTrax using these bats.

(Relv) Relevance: We measure the number of sizes and the MOI of the bat. Bats with a wider range of options get a better score.

(Dmnd) Demand: Demand is measured by consumer sentiment and the buzz around the bat.

(Drb) Durability: A bat’s durability is measured by user reviews as well as feedback from manufacturers.

(ReSl) Resell Score: Based on the price the bats go for used. Higher prices mean greater user demand which means, generally, a better bat. A resell value closer to its original price means a higher score.

(Tech) Tech Specs: We rate the bat on its technological advancements from previous years and compared to the industry at large. This is our chance to reward companies who are trying to innovate.
MOI
MOI or Mass Moment of Inertia is a measurement of bat swing weight. This quantifies how difficult it is to swing a bat. The industry often refers to this as things like End Load or Balanced but those words have been overused to the point of meaninglessness. We measure the actual swing weights of each bat we test using the industry-standard pendulum period, balance point, and scale weight. You can read more about that here.
Price
The price is the original MSRP price of the bat.
Type
The types of bats are single-piece alloy (SPA), two-piece composite (TPC), single-piece composite (SPC), hybrid (Hyb.), and wood (Wood). Hybrid bats are made of composite handles and alloy barrles.
Date
The estimated date the bat began distribution.