NFB anyone here play softball?

[Craig 94 TA GT]

Hey guys, anyone here play softball? What bat(s) do you use? I'm in the market for a new bat. I used to use a Demarini Doublewall distance that just cracked. I'm in 2 leagues, a USSSA one...where I'm tempted to get the Miken Freak+ 100+ mph bat...but that's banned in my ASA co-ed league....with just about any other composite or doublewall. So has anyone tried the Freak+? Is it really worth $250-$300?

[darkz711]

whats your weight limit? -10, -9, -12.5???

why no composite or double wall?

Get a Louisville Gen1X. I had one of those when i played highschool baseball. I loved it

[Craig 94 TA GT]

Softball is a bit different...all 34 inch, ranging from 26 oz at the lightest, to maybe 32-34 oz at the heaviest. Most people use 28 oz. The composite and doublewall bats are illegal in coed play because the ball comes off too "hot". That is total garbage because they're already using mush "Gold dot" balls. Also, in all ASA play, any ball that comes off a bat at over 98 mph is deemed illegal.

The USSSA has slightly different standards. I believe the only illegal bat in the USSSA is the "Miken Ultra II" which is the holy grail of all softball bats.

[wood]

Demarini is my personal favorite, doublewall triplewall.. whatever. They have a nice sweet spot and hardly ever sting my hands unless I hit it up on the bat by mistake.

[Steel2686]

I use a Worth Lighthouse. Great bat. I go with a 34/28.

[sweenslt1]

i just bought the new EVO and it is pretty sweet, i also have the freak 98 that i am in love with it feels just like the ultra 1 and man that bat is freakin nuts !

[Craig 94 TA GT]

Sweet, so how far can you hit with the Freak 98? I'm debating between that and the Freak Plus...the plus supposedly has a bit more pop, but the 98 is legal in ASA play, and as you said, quite amazing. Hmmmm....

[sweenslt1]

well it depends man i am 6 3 230 so i can hit it pretty far with any bat really not being cocky or anything, but the freak once it breaks in ( about a 100 hits or so ) it really comes alive, i really do like it not as much pop as the ultra 1 but still a lot of pop for a legal bat

[Craig 94 TA GT]

That's awesome. I'm just a base hitter, but I'm looking for more "pop" in my bat. Plus, the league I'd be using it for is only an upper E, so there's a homerun equalizer rule. The C league I played in is ASA, so the Freak 98 is the max I can go.
The grass is so thick at the parks we play, that it's impossible to get one through, unless you hit a perfect line shot. The Demarini I used had good power, but I wanted something slightly better. So it looks like the Freak is coming home soon Thanks for your help.

[sweenslt1]

hey no prob man i used my freak last nite and had good luck with it too ( 5 for 7, 4 jacks lol) we are an E team too do you play in any SPN events or do they exist down in the states ?

[Craig 94 TA GT]

Wow, 4 HRs, gotta love it I'm not sure what SPN is...I haven't had any tournament play...just local city leagues. Our team is pretty young, so we pretty much suck lol. It'll probably be at least a couple years until we can think about leagues, other than local ones. Is that tournament/travel play? Do you play in those?

[sweenslt1]

spn is a huge tournament type thing you have other qualifier tourneys and yo have to win or place in to get a spot in the spn tourny at the end of the year
it usually has about a total of 500 or soo teams in it it is really competitive but is it a good time the spn provincial tourney is in septemebr in niagra falls cananda great spot to play too
how young are you guys ? i am 23 the average age on our team is 23-24

[Craig 94 TA GT]

Wow, sounds like fun. The closest thing we have to SPN is at Twin Creeks, which usually hosts amazing softball on the West Coast.
Your team is really young! Our team average isn't even close to that. Although my friend and I run this team (We're both 24), we have several over 50, a couple over 60, and most well over 35.

[sweenslt1]

dear god you got some old timers eh haha, oh well it is all fun though right ?
i have heard of that twin peaks tourney before
sounds liek a good one

[Craig 94 TA GT]

Haha, yea, oldtimers is a good term But you're right, it's all for fun. However, when you watch them strike out swinging, it's not so fun

But as far as our young guys, our current power hitters hit it around 320 with wind, so hopefully the Freak will help them crank it further, in the parks with deep fences