Illegal bats
Some information on illegal bats, courtesy of Mike Branchaud.
The following is an update on the ASA bat rule that Softball Canada adopted in 2007. (Note: the ISC and the GOFL also use this bat rule.)
All bats with an ASA 2000 and 2004 label are legal unless the bat appears on the non-approved bat list. Softball Canada Rule 3-1a stipulates we are using the ASA bat standard. Rule 3-1 lists many of the criteria for a legal bat but it is important your teams and umpires are aware that some bats with the 2000 label are not legal.
You can access the ASA unapproved bat list at: http://www.softball.org/about/certified_equipment.asp
The following is an update on the ASA bat rule that Softball Canada adopted in 2007. (Note: the ISC and the GOFL also use this bat rule.)
All bats with an ASA 2000 and 2004 label are legal unless the bat appears on the non-approved bat list. Softball Canada Rule 3-1a stipulates we are using the ASA bat standard. Rule 3-1 lists many of the criteria for a legal bat but it is important your teams and umpires are aware that some bats with the 2000 label are not legal.
You can access the ASA unapproved bat list at: http://www.softball.org/about/certified_equipment.asp
posted by fitzroyfastball | 5/09/2008 07:42:00 am
5 Comments:
My understanding is that the ISC's bat rules are more liberal than the ASA's. For example, there are a lot of bats that have the ISF 1.20 BPF stamp but do not have the ASA-2004 stamp, and I believe those are all legal in ISC play.
Hmm...could be.
Perhaps some of the umps that read this blog can comment. C'mon, I know you guys are out there!
The ISC will not follow these new bat rules until August 31, 2008. This is stated by the ISC Umpire in Chief on the Deuce. http://fastpitchwest.com/thedeuce/?p=879
Just a warning for people buying new bats this year.
bat standards are changing as of July 31st. After that, ASA will be a lower standard than ISF, which will lower its standards, but not quite as much.
Everything bought before then will be grandfathered as legal, so buy your bats now!
trust me, there will no "grandfathering" of bats for ISC . If there was, would you have to carry your original receipt around with you? Then not only would the leagues have to worry about people modifying their bats, but also making fake receipts!
As a note, the ASA grandfathered bats such as the Eaton Synergy 2 and the Miken Freak, are no longer legal under ASA rules. This happened Jan. 01, 2008
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