Rawlings Ash Wood Youth Baseball Bat: 242JAP
Features
Flame Tempered Natural Finish
Approved for Play By All Major Youth Leagues
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2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
Team Discounts Available on Bulk Orders
Northern White Ash Wood
Turning Model: 242 Youth
Thin 7/8 Inch Handle
Non-Cupped End
Balanced Swing Weight
Approximate -7 to -9 Length to Weight Ratio
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 18 Customer Reviews
Pros: great bat, my 9yo son's lasted him through the entire regular season before it broke at a travel ball tryout on about the 12th hit(he made it on the team. I bought him a new one and he is now using it in all stars. he hits farther than the kids using aluminum and composites.
Cons: none
Pros: good pop contact it will go far
Cons:
Pros: i just bought this bat it has amazing pop i was hitting BP and i hit a bunch of home runs i live in houston texans and it only took 2 days to get here. AMAZING!!!!
Cons: none the bat has great pop contact will go far
Pros: Very good price, very durable.
Cons: None.
Pros: it's amazing
Cons: i got nothing
Pros: best bat in the world .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cons: NONE
Pros: good price, good bat. It came in @ needed weight. My These are his 3rd and 4th wood bat. Hard hitting. Good sound.
Cons:
Pros: I play on a 250 field. During Practice i hit 5 home runs. i only had 10 pitches. this bat has lots of pop. perfect for a kids pickup game.
Cons: none the bat is an all around good bat
Pros: this bat is good for 10 year old kids & up. if you make good cotact with a ball it will go flying!
Cons: AWESOME!!!!!
Pros: Great bat. I used this bat when I was 12 years old during my last season of little league play in 1980. I liked the feel of the bat so much I preferred it over the aluminum bats. I hit 16 homeruns that season and 2 in one game in all star play that summer. Great memories.
Cons: None
Pros: It's a great bat. It's also got a very good kick to it and it came in under 48 hours. It is perfect weight. Just I would check other bats to make sure you get the right length for it that's how I got the perfect length. I hit 3 home runs in 1 game. You guy will love it. I recommend it for ages 11 and up. If you aren't in that range then you don't need a wooden bat.
Cons: None it it the best bat of all 10 of my bats.
Pros: Bought this as a practice bat for my 11 year old son. Purchased the 30 inch bat and it feels just like his game bat which is a 31 inch drop 10. Bat has a ton of pop.
Cons:
Pros: Great balance.
Cons: None
Pros: This is a great bat I have used this bat for 3'month and all of my team mates have used it for practice final broke after about 5 to 6 hundred hit and we used the 30 inch weight was great and I am on a 12 Y travel team well worth the money
Cons: none
Pros: Good starter wood bat
Cons: Ash is light but not as hard as maple
Pros: Well balance bat & good sweet spot
Cons: None.
Pros: The kids on my 7/8 year old coach pitch team love the bat, they all want to swing it...mainly cause it makes them feel like Miguel Cabrera. I like it cause it makes my 7 year old son's swing stronger and faster. It's heavy, his swing is slower so the coaches pitch a little slower to the kids when they use this bat. His kids pitch 8U travel bat is the Easton S1. He picks up his S1 on the weekend 8U team and smashes the ball. I attribute that to swinging this heavier ash wood bat. It has plenty of pop, my son hit a line drive three hopper off the 200ft fence last week.
Cons: It's heavy for a 7 or 8 year old, at 40 mph kids pitch your child needs to be strong to get it around. At 40 mph and up, my son won't be successful with it until he's 9.
Pros: The bat is lighter than the other wood bat we purchased (Louisville Slugger MLB225YB).
Cons: It was probably bad luck, but the bat broke pretty quickly out of the gate. I also purchased a Louisville Slugger MLB225YB at the same time, and this bat has held up so far. The Louisville has a more traditional shape than the Rawlings, and we will probably stick with the Louisville going forward.
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About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
Bat Properties
Barrel Diameter | 2 1/4 |
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Baseball Bats | Youth Wood Baseball |
Bat Type | Baseball |
Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
Material | Wood |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Wood Type | Ash |
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