Wood 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
	2023	Wood		3	Victus Victus V-Cuts	150	Mid	5	5	5	4	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	31, 32, 33, 34	Wood	Victus
	2023	Wood		3	Birdman Bats Private Stock	145	Mid	5	4	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	30, 31, 32, 33, 34	Wood	BM110
	2023	Wood		7.5	Rawlings Youth Player Preferred Y62 Ash	50	Mid+	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	2 1/2	28, 29, 30	Wood	Y62AUS21	06/01/22
	2023	Wood		7	Victus Pro Reserve Tatis JR Birch Youth	130	Mid	4	4	5	3	5	3	3	2	3	2 1/2	27, 28, 29, 30, 31	Wood	VYRWBTATISJRBGY
	2023	Wood		3	Rawlings Big Stick Elite	100	Mid	5	5	4	2	4	4	2	2	2	2 5/8	30, 31, 32, 33, 34	Wood	I13RBB	07/01/22
	2023	Wood		6	Louisville Slugger Youth Genuine Series 125 Maple	30	Mid+	5	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2 1/2	27, 28, 29, 30, 31	Wood	WBL2442010	01/01/21
	2023	Wood		3	Marucci AP5	170	Mid	5	4	5	2	4	4	1	4	2	2 5/8	30, 31, 32, 33, 34	Wood	MVE2AP5BK/N
	2023	Wood		3	Victus FT23 Fernando Tatis	200	Mid	4	5	5	2	5	4	1	4	2	2 5/8	32, 33	Wood	VRWMFT23CHBLK
	2023	Wood		3	Baum Baum Wood	150	Mid	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	2	5	2 5/8	30, 31, 32, 33, 34	Wood	BaumWood	01/01/15
	2022	Wood		3	Chandler Chandler Wood	220	Mid	5	4	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	30, 31, 32, 33, 34	Wood	Chandler
	2020	Wood		3	Cooperstown Bat Cooperstown Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Cooperstown
	2020	Wood		3	Dinger Bats Dinger Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Dinger
	2020	Wood		3	DeMarini D110 Composite Wood	200		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	2 1/2	31, 32, 33, 34		DX110	08/01/19
	2020	Wood		3	Great Lakes Bat Co. Great Lakes Wood	150		5	1	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	GreatLakes
	2020	Wood		3	Home Town Bats Home Town Wood	150		5	1	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	HomeTown
	2020	Wood		3	Louisville Slugger Slugger Wood	150		5	5	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	SR
	2020	Wood		3	Marucci Marucci Wood	150		5	5	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Marucci
	2020	Wood		3	Max Bats Max Wood	150		5	2	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Max
	2020	Wood		3	Old Hickory Old Hickory Wood	150		5	4	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	OldHickory
	2020	Wood		3	OTW Bat Co. OTW Wood	150		5	2	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	OTW
	2020	Wood		3	Phoenix Bats Phoenix Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Phoenix
	2020	Wood		3	Mark Lumber Mark Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Mark
	2020	Wood		3	Mizuno Mizuno Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Mizuno
	2020	Wood		3	Rawlings Rawlings Wood	150		5	3	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Rawlings	10/01/19
	2020	Wood		3	Sam Bat Sam Wood	150		5	3	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Sam
	2020	Wood		3	Show Bats Show Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Show Slugger
	2020	Wood		3	SR Bats SR Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	SSK
	2020	Wood		3	Tater Tater Wood	150		5	2	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Trinity
	2020	Wood		3	Trinity Bat Co. Trinity Wood	150		5	3	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Tucci
	2020	Wood		3	Tucci Tucci Wood	150		5	3	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Veteran1
	2020	Wood		3	Veteran Bat Company Veteran Wood	150		5	1	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Veteran2
	2020	Wood		3	Viper Bats Viper Wood	150		5	1	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Viper
	2020	Wood		3	Zinger Bats Zinger Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Zingers
	2020	Wood		3	Dove Tail Bats Dove Tail Wood	150		5	3	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	DoveTail
	2020	Wood		3	Marucci CU26 Wood	100		5	4	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	CU26Marucci	10/01/14
	2020	Wood		3	DeMarini D243 Composite Wood	200	Mid+	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	2 1/2	31, 32, 33, 34		DX243	08/01/19
	2020	Wood		3	Asics Wood	200		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Asics
	2020	Wood		3	Axe Axe Bats	200		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	AxeWood	08/01/20
	2020	Wood		3	B45 B45 Wood	150		5	3	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	B45Wood
	2020	Wood		3	SSK SSK Wood	150		5	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	Tater
	2020	Wood		3	Birdman Bats Bird Man Wood	150		5	3	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	BirdMan
	2020	Wood		3	BWP Bats BWP Wood	150		5	2	5	2	4	4	1	2	2	2 5/8	,	Wood	BWP

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.