Louisville Slugger TPS Z-1000 Endload Slow Pitch Softball Bat: SB11ZE
Features
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
12 Inch Barrel Length for a Massive Hitting Surface
7/8 Inch Standard Handle
Approved for Play in USSSA, NSA, ISA, and ISF
Endloaded Swing Weight
Free Shipping!
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
iST Composite Design
iST Technology Absorbs Vibrations Before it Reaches the Player's Hands
No Break-In Period!
Non-ASA Approved
S1 iD Technology Has Dual Inner Discs Allowing Absolute Maximum Performance
Synthetic Grip
Two Piece Fully Composite Design
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
KC16
Pros: Amazing pop right out of the wrapper. Balls jumos off this bat like i havent seen since the Ultra
Cons: It has an odd sound and is a bit stiff
Anonymous
Pros: This bat is HOT right out of the plastic! Never have I had a new bat feel or hit the way Z1000 did with it's first few swings. A must have bat!!
Cons: No yet
Webber
Pros: This bat is so hot it's ridiculous. I'm not a home run hitter by any means and I'm crushing the ball. Straight out of the wrapper even. I prefer this bat over the Miken MV-1 which is the hot bat where I'm from. Even my teammates are switching to this bat...
Cons: A lot of time chasing ball hit out of the park
spaige19
Pros: Amazing pop right out of the wrapper. played an NSA bat provided tourney and hit first two pitches i saw out...4-5 with 3 jacks, only out was a 290' knuckle ball to left,..not wall scrapers, no doubters.....i just bought one!
Cons: when its got to be fair, pitchers hate this bat.
2
Pros: Bat is truly hot out of wrapper. I have played on a team that only swings this bat. First time I used it I was skeptical because I have only swung Miken (superfreak, recoil, freak, NRG) and Worth (Mayhem, Titan, resmondos) and this bat is better out of the wrapper and maybe be hotter than any of these.
Cons: I have heard (from team that uses them) that they break easy. I went through 2 mikens in one summer so I am not thrilled with them anymore and would be willing to get this bat even if it only lasted me one summer.
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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 | USSSA ISA NSA |
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Bat Type | Softball |
Deals | Bundle and Save |
Material | Composite |
Softball Bats | Slow Pitch |
Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
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