New LL bat rules

[Umpire in Chief]

October 9, 2008

Dear District Administrative Staffs and Local Little League Baseball Officials:

Beginning with the 2009 Little League Baseball season, baseball bats with a diameter of 2 ¾ inches are no longer permitted for use in the Junior League Division of Baseball.

Baseball bats with a 2 ⅝-inch diameter are now the standard for all teenage baseball divisions (Junior, Senior and Big League).

The "minus-3" requirement - overall weight (in ounces) of a bat can be no more than three ounces below the overall length (in inches) of the bat - remains in effect in Senior and Big League Baseball divisions, but is NOT a requirement in Junior Baseball.

Also, in effect for the 2009 season is the requirement that all non-wood bats used in Little League Baseball Divisions and below shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.

Sincerely,

Little League International

[Bigdog]

Hey all,

Unless I'm mistaken, This would limit the bats that are eligible to either -3 or -5. It seems that the -8,9,10... types are mostly of the 2 3/4" variety.

Bigdog:cool: