Combat engineers have worked diligently for the past two seasons building the most extensive and impressive line of USSSA certified Combat SP bats since the inception of the company.  The result is a line of bats that meet the new standard that Combat believes will position them in a leadership position going in to 2013.   “We are excited and ready with an impressive line of SP models that meet the new standard.  We have challenged our engineers and they have delivered the most impressive, technologically advanced bat line in the history of our company”, says Steven Sutherland, President of Combat Sports.

 CRITERIA FOR LEGAL USSSA BATS (Rule 2, Section D, Official USSSA Slowpitch Playing Rules and Bylaws)

The performance standard for all non-wooden bats will be a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.20, or less under the ASTM BPF test as applied under the standard USSSA Bat License Agreement.  Until January 1, 2013, a list of those bats licensed by USSSA and complying with this standard and therefore legal in USSSA sanctioned play shall be kept by USSSA and published and made available by means including, but not limited to, the USSSSA website.  Prior to January 1, 2013, only bats on the published list and marked “USSSA BPF 1.20” or “1.20 BPF USSSA” are legal in USSSA sanctioned play.  Wood bats made by a bat manufacturer on the approved USSSA bat manufacturer list shall be legal without regard to this section D.1.

After December 31, 2012, bats will be legal for USSSA sanctioned play only if the bat is manufactured by an approved USSSA bat manufacturer on the USSSA approved bat manufacturer list (kept by USSSA and published and made available by means including, but not limited to, the USSSA website) and has the new USSSA mark (kept by USSSA and published and made available by means including, but not limited to, the USSSA website) on the taper of the bat.  Wood bats made by a bat manufacturer on the approved USSSA bat manufacturer list shall be legal without regard to this section D.2.