Features
Approved for Play in Little League, Babe Ruth, Dixie, Pony, AABC, and USSSA
-12 Length to Weight Ratio
AC21 Alloy Barrel / 100% Composite Handle
Three-Piece, Hybrid Design
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Free Shipping!
* 30-Day Performance Promise *
TRU3 - Featuring Dynamic Socket Connection that Allows for Slight Movement Between Barrel & Handle
7/8 Inch Tapered Handle
* Not satisfied with the performance of the Select 716 within 30 days? Send it back for refund or exchange!*
Description
***If within 30 days of the purchase the consumer is not completely satisfied with the performance of their Select 716 bat, they are able to return it to the retailer from which the purchase was made or directly to Louisville Slugger for a full refund of the documented retail price paid.***
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Questions and Answers
Have a question about the Louisville Slugger Select 716 Youth Baseball Bat: YBS7162? Ask our team of experts and they will respond within 24 hours.
Is this bat a big barrel bat? I was told the 31 inch bat was 21 ounces. Your site indicates 19 ounces. Is this the same bat? Chester
What is the length of the barrel? How does that length compare to the Louisville Slugger Prime 916 Youth bat? MasonWarren
Is this bat end loaded? goose
Could you compare the Demarini Vexxum and the Louisville Slugger 716 youth bats? goose
What determines what drop a player should use and why? Our son has a 2015 Vexxum 29 inch 17 ounces. He is 4 feet 8 inches and 75 pounds. When choosing a new bat should I stay at -11 or go to -12 and why, why not? john
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
| Barrel Diameter | 2 1/4 |
|---|---|
| Baseball Bats | Youth |
| Bat Type | Baseball |
| Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
| Length to Weight Ratio | -12 |
| Material | Half and Half |
| Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
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