Louisville Slugger Maple Wood Baseball Bat: HM125B Adult
Features
Approximate -2 to -3 Length to Weight Ratio
Silver Stamping
Can Be Any Louisville Slugger Turn Model
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Hard Maple Wood
Black Finish
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 11 Customer Reviews
Fino
Pros: Great pop, great bat.. perfect for the cages
Cons:
stain
Pros: Good bat, had for 3 months. I have one with a red/natural finish and it was actually an MLB Prime turning model, so great quality at a lower price.
Cons: Thin handle.
ss
Pros:
Cons:
huggy
Pros: Lots of pop. Great durability.
Cons: None so far
Anonymous
Pros: Has good pop at a nice price.
Cons:
juggernaut
Pros: I tell you what, I hit with a few wood bats, Rawlings, D-Bat etc.and this bat is a hundred dollars less and out performed them by far with a little bone rubbing TLC. This bat never lets me down. The ball is still jumping off of this bat and I love how it gets through the zone.
Cons: UNDERRATED!!!
nickname
Pros: Perfect bat. Just what I was looking for.
Cons: none
ODMO
Pros: My son used it in one bat tournament and it had some pop.
Cons: Metal bats are hard to beat for power.
Louisville Slugger Maple Wood Bat: HM125B Adult Randy Fitch parent
Pros: Great length to weight ratio. Great pop. Very strong wood. My son loves this bat and he is hitting much better with it.
Cons: None.
AWESOME Slugger player
Pros: Love this bat it's awesome and ball flies off the bat I never thought this bat would be this great. I've been crushing the ball since I got this bat
Cons: I was disappointed every day the bat didn't show up
Broke it in 2 days Jeremy H player
Pros: This bat felt great. Will get a Louisville maple bat again, just not this one.
Cons: "pulled from their original production line for some minor flaw that will not affect the bat's performance." - http://slugger.com/bats/wood-bats/baseball/prime-maple/ Broke it my second day in the cage. Hard Maple?? Thought it would last at least a season. Looked at it on Louisville's webpage and will be going with an ink dotted bat next time that's not"pulled from the line" for being flawed
Questions and Answers
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How is the barrel end on this bat? Is it rounded or routed out? jim
What is the size of the barrel on this bat? Bob
When purchasing this bat, will I receive a black maple bat from a various model, or is there a chance that the bat will not be black and or not maple? Lukas
We got a C243 bat from Dominic Brown. It has #125 on the label. It has TPX and a MLB symbol. My question is what does "BPAS" on the barrel head stand for? Bob
What is the drop on this bat? jack
I have noticed that many of the DARK BATS (Assuming they are Maple and painted) being used in the Major Leagues have either a Circle, Oval or Diamond just above the hands but not always the same distance and well below the 18" mark on the bat. It appears to vary as to the distance but not sure what it is. Years ago, there was a Stripe showing the limit that you could put pine tar but I have asked MANY and people's ideas stretch from Year of the Bat, Softness, Identification just to name a few. The marks vary by maker and some do not have them at all. Any thoughts on what these markings are? Harvey
Is it balanced? Matt
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
Baseball Bats | Wood Baseball |
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Bat Type | Baseball |
Deals | Bundle and Save |
Material | Wood |
Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
Wood Type | Maple |
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