New Marucci CAT9 Pastime -8 USSSA Baseball Bat: MSBC98A Red/White/Blue

utilizing a three-stage thermal treatment process, our new azr alloy offers a more responsive microstructure for better feel, more forgiveness and more performance while maintaining the same strength as its predecessor using a longitudinal groove system, lgs, across the thickest section of the barrel wall allows for excess weight reduction while also increasing flexibility for an increased performance zone multi-variable wall design creates an expanded sweet spot and thinner barrel walls that are more forgiving after off-centered contact 2nd generation av2 anti-vibration knob features an upgraded, finely tuned harmonic dampening system for better feel and less negative vibrational feedback ring-free barrel construction allows for more barrel flex and increases performance with no "dead" spots

2 3/4 inch barrel diameter

drop 8 length-to-weight ratio

balanced swing feel

one-piece, all-alloy baseball bat

usssa 1.15 bpf certification (new nts tested stamp)

colorway: red/white/blue

micro-perforated soft-touch grip with extra tack improves feel and control