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166 reviews from r/Homeplate, r/slowpitch, r/Softball and 2 more subreddits
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#1
Louisville Slugger
4.5
(13)
"I got the genesis and can’t say I’m disappointed."
"Always raves about the LS Genesis on 52’s."
"Louisville Slugger Atlas has a light feeling swing weight."
"The Voodoo One is a great choice, the lightest swinging BBCOR bat I've seen."
"LS dynasty seems to be a huge favorite right now."
"Sure wish Louisville slugger would bring back the red meta BBCOR!!"
"The Louisville Slugger Atlas is a great one piece alloy USSSA bat."
"I personally am a big fan of both the Genesis and the Freak."
"I’m waiting until the Louisville Slugger Atlas is on sale somewhere."
"Louisville Slugger Atlas always does well matching up to the +$300 bats in reviews but is less expensive."
#2
Icon
4.1
(11)
"My son loves his icon. Much more than the Hype Fire."
"My son loves his icon."
"My son is 10U, and he got an Icon -10."
"My son is 11 and uses the Icon."
"Icon. The Hype Fire is only fire in the drop 5."
"Icon seems to be the best drop 10."
"I do think the Icon had more pop."
"My son broke the usa -10 icon after spring and summer ball."
"My sons have 2 Icon USA bats."
"I would either get him a Icon or Soldier Tank USSSA in that case."
#3
Easton
4.1
(9)
"Easton ADV if you have the money to burn."
"The Easton ADV 24’’ t-ball is a popular option. I’d say, without any sort of exaggeration, that about 1/3 of my kids’ T-Ball league uses that bat."
"Easton ghost"
"The easton adv360 or it's successor the usa hype fire."
"If you want a softer barrel, go Easton."
"Easton adv worked really well for me."
"Don’t sleep on a used Easton adv 1 drop 12."
"Get a nice Easton from Dicks for $70."
"A cheap Easton is just as good as anything else."
#4
StringKing
4.7
(7)
"My kid (and his whole team) lives his StringKing Pro2."
"Stingking is fantastic."
"$99 bat hits like a $399 bat."
"We've been nothing but happy with ours and owned about 5."
"Dude, StringKing for the win."
"Stringking ($100) is solid if you want a budget option."
"I would just get a Stringking, it’s $100 and probably better than what he’s using."
#5
Demarini
4.6
(7)
"Voodoo's have great pop and swing light."
"Voodoo or atlas."
"We like the Voodoo as well. Swings light."
"Denarini voodoo. My kid has swung it since 11u, he thinks it's lighter than his -5 tank."
"It is a popular bag for high schools and I've seen many of them at every tournament."
"Get a Demarini wood composite."
"Demarini bat day is going on. 50% off select bats."
#6
Anarchy
4.6
(7)
"I personally love the Anarchy bats. Bought myself the Demon bat last summer and love it."
"I would recommend something from Anarchy because they are good in all temperatures."
"Anarchy XCore is what you need."
"I like my Anarchy Demon a lot."
"I've been swinging the new tech ASA Anarchys and they are nice."
"Anarchy X Core gets a lot of talk for ASA in colder temps."
"I'm partial to Anarchy and Demarini 2pc with a little endload."
#7
Monsta
4.7
(6)
"Nothing hits 52s better than a USA/ASA Monsta."
"My personal rankings are: Monsta, Gennys."
"Their newest bat tech is MX, which is what I went with."
"Monsta M2 or M5 tech is the gold standard in the ASA/USA world."
"Anonymous athletics has a limited edition Monsta for $250 right now."
"USA Monstas have higher exit velos on 52/300s than USSSA Louisvilles."
#8
Rawlings
4.3
(6)
"My smaller 15 year olds favorite bat, the Rawlings Clout AI."
"Both of the kids love it and they are two different kids."
"I’m liking the new Rawlings Clout AI right now."
"Get the cheapest Rawlings big stick blem bat."
"Search “blem” for good bats pretty cheap."
"Blemish bats from Rawlings."
#9
Marucci
4.2
(6)
"FWIW that’s the one I got for my kid."
"The marruci f5 is the best bang"
"Marucci Code is $200."
"Marucci F9 is the best pop for the buck in USA bats."
"There are also good options from Marucci and Mizuno."
"He used a marucci f5 28" 18oz last spring."
#10
Bonesaber
4.6
(5)
"Get him a Bonesaber BBCOR hybrid... it's on sale right now."
"The Bonesaber Hybrid is the best we've used for USA."
"My 10u adores his 2 piece Bonesaber, and 4 other kids on the tournament team are now using it."
"If he good . Buy a 29-11 bonesaber USA."
"I grabbed a USA stamp Bonesaber. Very nice pop."
#11
Warstic
4.8
(4)
"Our three most popular -8 USA bats at the moment are the Slugger Select PWR, the Marucci CATX2, and the Easton Alpha ALX."
"I think we will go with the Bonesaber hybrid."
"I love the warstic bonesaber hybrid."
"Warstic. If you can swing the price. I paid 250$ last year."
#12
Ghost
4.3
(4)
"Added 20+ feet to her hitting."
"You can’t go wrong with a ghost or an LXT."
"When my daughter was in rec they all had ghosts."
"Ghosts are great and highly recommended, but are also known to have a very short lifespan."
#13
DeMarini
4.3
(4)
"Demarini zen my son absolutely loves that bat."
"The bat/ or my daughter has pop."
"Take a look at the DeMarini Zen, too."
"Demarini CF and Prism+, Easton Ghosts, and Louisville Slugger LXT are all great bats."
#14
Cat
4.3
(4)
"Can’t go wrong with a cat."
"Cat x, catx2, voodoo one, or the atlas. They are all good, light, balanced bats."
"Any Cat will be fine a CatX can be had right at $200."
"Got him a 32/29 catx. he hit, but he wasn't crushing."
#15
Cat 9
4.7
(3)
"I just picked up a Cat9 Pastime Composite and a CatX Connect a couple weeks ago for $200 combined."
"I bought a used cat 9 composite for 90 bucks."
"I personally like Cat9 and CatX."
#16
Soldier Tank
4.7
(3)
"My son is 12U and he's hit some absolute nukes with the Soldier Tank -5."
"Icon and Soldier Tank is all the jazz with our rising 11U kids."
"Soldier Tank. 325 vs 399 for the other top end bats."
#17
Voodoo
4.3
(3)
"He just got his second voodoo. He loved his last one and still loves this one."
"Go as light as possible."
"I got my kid the voodoo."
#18
LXT
4.3
(3)
"LXT is by far both of my girls favorite bat."
"LXTs are also a great place to start."
"I agree with the recommendations of an LXT."
#19
Atlas
5.0
(2)
"Just got my 14 year old son an Atlas for Christmas based on recommendations on this sub."
"Atlas or voodoo one."
#20
Clout AI
5.0
(2)
"I got my son a ussaa Clout AI for $100 off of the Scheels website."
"Clout AI is a tank and it’s hot. Sleeper bat."
#21
Clout
5.0
(2)
"Get the Clout. It's like a more end loaded Atlas."
"Clout is by far the best choice of those options."
#22
Combat
5.0
(2)
"That new Combat BBCOR looks really good."
"I’ll be getting a Combat Spec when they drop the next batch."
#23
Stinger
5.0
(2)
"I’d recommend it for his size."
"My son is small and has a Stinger Missile that he loves. It’s balanced with good pop."
#24
Sam Bat
4.5
(2)
"Get a youth Sam bat. IMO the best youth bat around."
"Sam bat has a good sale going on right now."
#25
Cat X
4.5
(2)
"Catx, vanta, encore, Zoa, meta are all great bats."
"Better Baseball has last year’s Cat X composite for $200."
#26
META
4.5
(2)
"White and gold meta is super cheap on justbats and super good."
"Head Banger Sports was selling last years META LTD for $180 shipped."
#27
Victus
4.5
(2)
"The victus and marucci are the smoothest and most balanced."
"Victus is a good value brand (Marucci made)."
#28
Miken
4.5
(2)
"Smashitsports the Miken Thor from their Marvel collection! $150 and it absolutely hits bombs."
"Miken kp23 is very good too"
#29
Mizuno
4.5
(2)
"The Pwr Crbn is the best bat I’ve ever used."
"Mizuno CRB1 -13."
#30
BBCOR
4.0
(2)
"Grab a used bbcor if your liking.. those things can take a beating!"
"I would suggest making the change to a -5."
#31
Echo DMND
4.0
(2)
"That ECHO dmnd bat is already a great alloy bat."
"Echo dmnd or demarini CF if you must buy a composite."
#32
Hype
4.0
(2)
"Hype is way to go here."
"He ended up swinging the Hype a lot better than the Icon."
#33
CatX2
4.0
(2)
"CatX2 Connect... Or a Select Power."
"My kid says CatX2 Vice."
#34
Rawlings Mach AI
5.0
(1)
"You can get a really great deal on the Rawlings Mach AI right now."
#35
Rawlings Clout AI
5.0
(1)
"Rawlings clout AI great bat well balanced feels great in the hands my kid loves it."
#36
Combat B2 Ultra
5.0
(1)
"Best budget bat is the Combat B2 ultra."
#37
Victus Vandal
5.0
(1)
"The Victus Vandal is a great bat."
#38
LS Meta
5.0
(1)
"The LS Meta (the white one) and the Demarini Zoa (Gold one) are both on a steep sale on Justbats."
#39
StringKing 2-Pro
5.0
(1)
"The 2-Pro is great, but any are pretty close in performance."
#40
Gunn & Moore
5.0
(1)
"If you're an average village player, the Gunn & Moore 606 range is superb."
#41
Monster
5.0
(1)
"U definitely can't go wrong with a torch"
#42
Maxbats
5.0
(1)
"Order a 3 pack of x-outs."
#43
Suncoast
4.0
(1)
"Suncoast’s Ruckus line is sweet."
#44
KP23
4.0
(1)
"Personally love my kp23 max load."
#45
Miken/Worth
4.0
(1)
"I would definitely find a pre-USA, ASA 2013 stamped Miken or Worth bat."
#46
Axe
4.0
(1)
"I have an axe bat and it’s really great, butttt I love my monsta."
#47
BaseballBros
4.0
(1)
"Watch BaseballBros videos on Youtube that are a year old or older and pick out their best recommendations."
#48
Smash It Sports
4.0
(1)
"Has great prices on bats and older 2023/2024 bats."
#49
CF5
4.0
(1)
"Get a used bat from play it again or sidelineswap.com. You can get a great used bat that'll beat the pants off of any alloy bat out there."
#50
Marucci Echo DMND Connect
4.0
(1)
"Marucci Echo dmnd connect would be my recommendation."
#51
Marucci Cat 9
4.0
(1)
"Used Marucci Cat 9 on Marketplace for like $50."
#52
Louisville Slugger Dynasty
4.0
(1)
"Louisville Slugger Dynasty."
#53
Keeley
4.0
(1)
"Go for a Keeley... Or salix."
#54
Easton Encore Hybrid
4.0
(1)
"Easily the most underrated USSSA bag out there."
#55
Cat 8
4.0
(1)
"Cat 8 isn’t bad at all."
#56
Rawlings ICON
4.0
(1)
"The majority of my kids team has the Rawlings ICON."
#57
Gray Nicholls
4.0
(1)
"I just bought a Gray Nicholls Tempesta 850 and really happy with the profile/pick up."
#58
Louisville
4.0
(1)
"Louisville Solo is a good budget bat as well."
#59
Kookaburra
4.0
(1)
"Of the big manufacturers the Kookaburra Ghost is a decent bat that can be bought on a modest budget."
#60
Dynasty
4.0
(1)
"Dynasty bbcor or F5"
#61
Mantra
4.0
(1)
"Mantra+"
#62
BESR
4.0
(1)
"Get a old BESR off ebay."
#63
USA
4.0
(1)
"My son loved the feel of the icon."
#64
Cat9
3.0
(1)
"Get a used one from sideline sports or a 2023 cat9 composite past time."
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