Louisville Slugger XENO Fastpitch Softball Bat: FPXN159
Features
-9 Length to Weight Ratio
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
7/8 Inch Standard Handle
Approved for Play in ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA, and ISF
Balanced Swing Weight
Free Shipping!
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
S1iD Technology Allows MAXIMUM Performance from SWING 1
Two-Piece Fully Composite Design With iST Technology
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 6 Customer Reviews
Pros: My daughter had the Demarini CF7(??) whatever this years CF model was, and she loved the bat. We thought it had great pop......then we got the '15 ZENO. WOW!!!! I cannot believe the speed and how hard the ball comes off this bat. She used it in world series this weekend and hit a ball so hard down 3rd base line that the 3rd baseman called time and went to the dugout to get her mask!!!!!!!
Cons: The only con is that it is already scratched, lol. OF course it is, she has played 2 tournaments with it. So if you could just find a way to keep it pretty forever, that would be great. LOL
Pros: Boom goes the dynamite....! Need I say more?
Cons: None so far!
Pros: Ive never had a xeno until this year. Ive had it for 3 weeks and i love it!! Ive already hit a homerun and a couple singles & doubles. Everyone on my team uses it!
Cons: There is none.
Pros: The pop is great plus feels great when I hit the ball!
Cons: None
Pros: The bat has great pop and feel. My daughter has used each of the last 3 model year Xeno bats and this bat is very similar.
Cons: My daughter has used each of the last 3 model year Xeno bats. We have had no problems with the first two. This one developed a crack in the barrel after 6 months of fairly heavy use. (About 1500 hits). I tried to get in touch with Louisville Slugger via e-mail for a warranty return to no avail after 2 business days. I decided to try calling and after almost 1 hour on hold, before reaching a person, I received my return authorization number. Once Louisville Slugger received the bat for inspection they did send a confirmation e-mail for bat replacement and shipped the new bat out that same day, even though they said it could take up to 5 business days for inspection and approval. After my issues getting a hold of a rep, I was very frustrated but I think Louisville Slugger did redeem themselves with the quick turn around. I would purchase another another Xeno bat.
Pros: Good bat just broke six months after purchased. Made it through one high school season
Cons: Bat was taken at a national event by umpires and they showed us how the barrel slips from handle. They took 12 Louisville slugger bats. Half of them were this model the other half were from the year before based on the graphics on them. The umps said they removed 30 similar LS bats the weekend before. Louisville Slugger has given us an RMA and we returned it. Will update this when they send us a replacement bat under warranty.
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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.
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