Louisville Slugger TPS M2 Pride Fastpitch Softball Bat: FP13M2
Features
-12 Length to Weight Ratio
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
Approved for Play in ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA, and ISF
T2 Two-Piece Construction
LS-2X Composite Design
Balanced Swing Weight
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Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Jessica Mendoza USSSA Pride Model
Louisville Slugger End Cap
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 30 Customer Reviews
Pros: i have seen this bat in our faculity ... awesome pop ..just wished they made a 34 22 fot the older girls ..very balanced bat and love the color ...it makes girls with medium swings get extra pop on the ball ..very impressed
Cons: none
Pros: I bought this bat for my daughter, and I am very impressed with it. The bat has solid pop and a big sweet spot, plus it is very well balanced. I recommend this bat to anyone and great price also.
Cons: None.
Pros: Solid pop
Cons: Broke within 2 weeks
Pros: Like the two-piece construction.
Cons: Doesn't have the pop of the 2012 Catalyst.
Pros: This bat has a lot of pop right out of the wrapper. I would compare this bat to the Xeno or the OneX. I truly believe it might have more.
Cons: Unfornately my daughter (10u select), has broken two at the handle. It also chips easily. Sent bat back and waiting for next one, third time is a charm (maybe). Not a dependable bat.
Pros: Nice Pop My Daughter loves it But!!!!
Cons: My 14 year old Daughter used it for 2 weeks and the bat Broke in half.
Pros: Light weight bat.
Cons: Got this bat on a Thursday and used it in a tournament on Saturday. This bat broke in half with the first hit ball! It broke at the handle. Luckily made it to first because everyone was stunned that this bat just broke in half!
Pros: -12 drop.
Cons: Bat has little pop in my opinion, had hoped to get more Xeno like performance but needed the -12 drop that's not offered in Xeno. It sounds dead when you hit with it, just unimpressive.
Pros: Good performance. Nice even weight to bat.
Cons: Broke at handle after 3 months of use (10U)
Pros: awesome pop, well balanced
Cons: broke after 2 months
Pros: Good price
Cons: My 13 year old daughter broke this bat in game. Not a very durable bat.
Pros: Huge pop for contact hitter
Cons: None
Pros: Huge pop wow
Cons: None
Pros: GRAPHICS
Cons: BROKE IN HALF FIRST TIME IT WAS USED
Pros: Great bat for the price, Good pop, 3 of the gilrs on my team onw this bat.
Cons: Does not come in larger weights
Pros: Daughter really liked the bat seemed to hit well with it.
Cons: Broke in two pieces right about the grip, already sent back to LS and have gotten a new bat in return.
Pros: good pop and feel to it
Cons: nothing
Pros: -wonderful pop -great feel
Cons: -broke after 3 weeks
Pros: Had decent pop for the price. Nice paint.
Cons: Bat cracked in the handle, and developed a rattle in the barrel in less than two months. Daughter plays in 14u league.
Pros: Good pop before it breaks.
Cons: It snapped in half after just two at bats, a horrible bat all around unless you plan on buying it just to look like you play.
Pros: i love the graphing
Cons: i got it and the paint was chiped in two days it broke in half cracked when got it
Pros: I can't really say. My daughter used it for 2 weeks, breaking it in, and then, today, it broke while hitting.
Cons: Broke at the top of the handle, much like everyone else here who has written the same.
Pros: My daughter (age 16) really liked this bat from day one. She hit better with it and she seemed to have more power.
Cons: Like many other reviewers, we have a broken bat after a very short time. We bought this bat in April, it's now June and the bat snapped in half at the handle today. My daughter was in the batting cage. After a few swings, we heard an odd sound when the ball came off the bat, the next contact sent the barrel flying and my daughter was standing there with a shocked look on her face and the bat handle in her hands.
Pros: kids like the feel and pop.
Cons: asa umpires are all over these bats. the bat gets rattles real quick. lots of them have broke in games. very weak bat. you will need three of them to make it through the season. Louisville Slugger needs to test the new t2 technology more before they sell more of this bat!!!
Pros: Supper light nice pop to it....
Cons: Bought this bat for my 14 year old daughter the bat snapped in half
Pros: The drop weight is good for the younger hitter to get around better.
Cons: I before had rented this bat and I thought it was pretty good. I ended up buying that bat as a backup composite for my 2013 Xeno. However, my Xeno broke in half, so I started to use the Pride bat more often. As games past, none of my hits have been strong like my experience with the Xeno. About one in a half months of use, it broke at the handle.
Pros: Light weight Great Looking bat
Cons: It took 15-20 swings for a 13 year old DD to break it in half...
Pros: nice pop big sweet spot
Cons: none yet
Pros: Good pop no issues in over a year. We do not let our daughter use with a pitching machine. That's where most are broken.
Cons: None
Pros: I saw a HUGE improvement in my swing with this bat, the drop is perfect for hitting some homers.
Cons: none
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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.
Bat Properties
Approved For | ASA |
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Bat Type | Softball |
Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
Length to Weight Ratio | -12 |
Material | Composite |
Softball Bats | Fastpitch |
Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
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