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2012 DYB Bat Rules
1.10 All Bats (a) - Page 29-30 Change to read:
*1.10 (a) All bats will meet the following specifications:
ALL BATS
(1) 2 ¼” wood bats are approved for play in all age divisions.
(2) 2 ¼” barrel non-wood bats which are manufactured to achieve a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15 or less through the life of the bat are approved for play in “Dixie Youth Baseball®”. Non-wood bats include aluminum/metal alloy bats and bats made with composite materials. NOTE: All 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” and stamped “BPF 1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play if it has a manufacture date stamp of 2011 or greater. Older aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats which do not have the BPF 1.15 stamp on the bat are allowed if stamped approved for play in Dixie Youth Baseball®.
(3) All approved 2 ¼” non-wood barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” and stamped “BPF 1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play.
(4) The following bats do not have to bear DYB markings, but must not bear the markings of any other program:
a)
Wood bats; and
b) T
-ball bats
(5) Any bat stamped for T-Ball cannot be used in games played in the AA, AAA, Majors or “O”Zone divisions due to the manufacturing standards for such bats.
(6) All bats shall not be less than 25” nor more than 33” in length. (Exception: 24” bats may be used in A Division (T-Ball) play only).
(7) The handle of any bat may have a gripping material not to exceed 16” from the knob.
COMPOSITE BATS
(1) All 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” and stamped “BPF 1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play if it has a manufacture date stamp of 2011 or greater.
(2) 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” but does not have a “BPF 1.15” stamp will not be legal for league and tournament play unless is shown on a list of approved bats on the Dixie website at www.dixie.org/dyb .
(3) The handle of composite bats shall be no less than ¾” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and the barrel no more than 2¼” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter.
(4) A composite bat must be a safe unit of multi-material construction.
ALUMINUM / METAL ALLOY BATS
(1) Newly manufactured aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats are required to have both “BPF 1.15” and “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” stamped on the bat. Older aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats which do not have the BPF 1.15 stamp on the bat are allowed if stamped approved for play in Dixie Youth Baseball®.
(2) The handle of aluminum/metal alloy bats shall be no less than ¾” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and the barrel no more than 2¼” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and may be made with composite materials.
(3) An aluminum/metal alloy bat must be a safe, one- or two-piece construction of hollow aluminum, metal alloy or magnesium.
(4) Aluminum/Metal Alloy bats with “plugged” barrel ends must be manufactured so that the rubber, vinyl or other type “plug” is mechanically and permanently affixed to the bat.
(5) The knob on the handle of an aluminum/metal alloy bat must be permanently attached.
(6) The term “one-piece construction” shall be defined to include the permanently affixed plug and attached knob described above for aluminum/metal alloy bats.
*1.10 (a) All bats will meet the following specifications:
ALL BATS
(1) 2 ¼” wood bats are approved for play in all age divisions.
(2) 2 ¼” barrel non-wood bats which are manufactured to achieve a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15 or less through the life of the bat are approved for play in “Dixie Youth Baseball®”. Non-wood bats include aluminum/metal alloy bats and bats made with composite materials. NOTE: All 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” and stamped “BPF 1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play if it has a manufacture date stamp of 2011 or greater. Older aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats which do not have the BPF 1.15 stamp on the bat are allowed if stamped approved for play in Dixie Youth Baseball®.
(3) All approved 2 ¼” non-wood barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” and stamped “BPF 1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play.
(4) The following bats do not have to bear DYB markings, but must not bear the markings of any other program:
a)
Wood bats; and
b) T
-ball bats
(5) Any bat stamped for T-Ball cannot be used in games played in the AA, AAA, Majors or “O”Zone divisions due to the manufacturing standards for such bats.
(6) All bats shall not be less than 25” nor more than 33” in length. (Exception: 24” bats may be used in A Division (T-Ball) play only).
(7) The handle of any bat may have a gripping material not to exceed 16” from the knob.
COMPOSITE BATS
(1) All 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” and stamped “BPF 1.15” will be legal for league and tournament play if it has a manufacture date stamp of 2011 or greater.
(2) 2 ¼” composite barrel bats manufactured by a licensed bat company which are clearly marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” but does not have a “BPF 1.15” stamp will not be legal for league and tournament play unless is shown on a list of approved bats on the Dixie website at www.dixie.org/dyb .
(3) The handle of composite bats shall be no less than ¾” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and the barrel no more than 2¼” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter.
(4) A composite bat must be a safe unit of multi-material construction.
ALUMINUM / METAL ALLOY BATS
(1) Newly manufactured aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats are required to have both “BPF 1.15” and “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball®” stamped on the bat. Older aluminum/metal alloy 2 ¼” bats which do not have the BPF 1.15 stamp on the bat are allowed if stamped approved for play in Dixie Youth Baseball®.
(2) The handle of aluminum/metal alloy bats shall be no less than ¾” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and the barrel no more than 2¼” plus/minus 1/32” in diameter and may be made with composite materials.
(3) An aluminum/metal alloy bat must be a safe, one- or two-piece construction of hollow aluminum, metal alloy or magnesium.
(4) Aluminum/Metal Alloy bats with “plugged” barrel ends must be manufactured so that the rubber, vinyl or other type “plug” is mechanically and permanently affixed to the bat.
(5) The knob on the handle of an aluminum/metal alloy bat must be permanently attached.
(6) The term “one-piece construction” shall be defined to include the permanently affixed plug and attached knob described above for aluminum/metal alloy bats.
