Features
12 Inch Barrel Length
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
3-Piece Bat Construction for Added Strength and Reduced Vibration
7/8 Standard Handle with Synthetic Grip
Approved for Play in ASA and ISF
Balanced Swing Weight
Free Shipping!
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Pure 360 Composite Design
New TRU3 Technology
Description
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Questions and Answers
Have a question about the Louisville Slugger Z-3000 Balanced ASA Slow Pitch Softball Bat: SBZ314-AB? Ask our team of experts and they will respond within 24 hours.
Can you use the Z-3000 with .44 core softballs? How will it perform with .44 core? Will using .44 core softballs effect warranty? Whats temperature range for use of bat? Slowpitch13
Is this bat's barrel multi-wall? My league has recently banned multi-wall bats, and I'm not sure what the difference is between multiple walls and multi-layer composite. az
There have been many durability complaints and concerns about the Z-2000 & Z-3000 bats. What insight do you have about these concerns and the durability problems. I've seen and heard testimony where new Z-3000's have 4" cracks after a dozen or less swings. Is this bat truly unreliable for durability, or is more likely many of the accounts have somehow misused the bat? Like using older balls or hitting it in cold weather? J Rock
Can you use this bat in USSSA? Going back and forth between leagues and would like a bat I can use in both. e
Does this bat have the ASA 2012 stamp on it? In our league, the ASA stamp has to have 2012 included. Bob
About the Brand
In 1842, J. Frederick Hillerich emigrated with his family from Baden-Baden, Germany to the United States. Eight years before, the 1834 Book of Sports had made its debut as the nation's first publication covering baseball. But when he arrived in Baltimore, J. Frederick Hillerich would never have dreamed of the future impact his family would have on America's favorite pastime.
After a short while, the Hillerichs moved to Louisville, where J. Fred started a woodworking shop in 1856. Two of his sons, Adam and John Andrew "Bud" were born in the United States and would later join their father in his business. By 1864 "J.F. Hillerich, Job Turning" was in operation and filled orders for businesses by custom-turning everything from balusters to bedposts.
The firm thrived, and by 1875 the little woodworking shop employed about 20 people. In 1880 Bud Hillerich, who was an amateur baseball player, became an apprentice in his father's shop. Young Bud made his own baseball bats along with bats for several of his teammates.
The debate over the origins of the first bat continues to generate controversy among baseball enthusiasts, but the younger Hillerich was most certainly involved in getting his father's business involved with what would become the company's signature item. According to company legend, the first bat was turned by Bud for Pete "The Old Gladiator" Browning in 1884. Browning was a star on Louisville's professional American Association team - the Eclipse. On a spring afternoon Bud, then seventeen, witnessed Browning break his favorite bat. Bud offered to make a bat for his hero, and Browning accepted. After the young wood shop apprentice lathed a quality stick from white ash, according to the story, Browning got three hits with it in the next game.
Louisville Slugger gloves are worn by more pitchers in Major League Baseball than any other glove.
Bat Properties
| Approved For | ASA |
|---|---|
| Barrel Diameter | 2 1/4 |
| Bat Type | Softball |
| Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
| Material | Composite |
| Softball Bats | Slow Pitch |
| Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
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