The league executive cannot be out every night, the league will have a bat testing schedule posted (HERE) if you have a bat during the season that needs to be tested, please come during the scheduled dates and times.

ALL BATS MUST BE TESTED AND TAGGED BEFORE BEING USED IN LEAGUE PLAY, INCLUDING BATS TESTED FROM PAST YEARS.

(Click Here For Bat Testing Policy - Appendix 3) 

New USSSA 240lb compression standard information:

The CMLC Slo-Pitch League will continue to use the USSSA bat standard for testing bats used in the league, all bats must have the USSSA stamps listed below, be tested, and labelled to be eligible for use in the league. 

There is a new USSSA bat standard, and our League has received a ton of questions about the changes to this bat standard, hopefully this will answer some of those questions. 

To help, we’ve compiled some information that we have thus far. And we will continue to make updates as needed and as information presents itself. However, if you have a question that you don’t see answered below, please contact us. 

There’s more information Below on the change regarding the new USSSA stamp, but we wanted to start with a few important dates to mark some information: 

·       As of September 1st, 2020, manufacturers can no longer make any old stamp USSSA Slow Pitch bats. All USSSA Slow Pitch Bats being built as of this date must have the new USSSA stamp. 

·       After January 31, 2021, warranty replacement bats from manufacturers must all bear the new USSSA stamp. In other words, if customers get a slo-pitch bat with an old USSSA stamp and it breaks, the warranty replacement from the manufacturer will feature the new USSSA stamp. 

·       After March 31, 2021, every USSSA slo-pitch bat that retailers receive from manufacturers will have to bear the new USSSA stamp on it. 

There will be a technical difference between slo-pitch bats with this new USSSA certification stamp and the bats with the older USSSA Slo-Pitch stamp (See Stamps below). The difference between the bats will be the lowest allowed threshold for passing a bat compression test. 

·       With the old USSSA stamp bats, the lowest allowed compression threshold was 220 lbs (and those bats were made to meet and not go below that threshold).

·       With the new USSSA stamp bats, the bats will be made to meet a compression threshold of 240 lbs. (and those bats have been made to meet and not go below that threshold). 

So Basically: 

·       For the old USSSA stamp bats, if the bat was compression tested and was below 220 lbs it could be used. (see Stamps under Bat Testing Policy)

·       For the new USSSA stamp bats, if the bat is compression tested and is below 240 lbs it cannot be used. (see Stamps under Bat Testing Policy)

For the CMLC League: Starting January 1, 2024

·       Old USSSA stamped bats can be used, but will no longer be tested at 220lb, they must pass the 240lb compression test going forward.

·       New and Old USSSA stamped bats, must pass the 240lb compression test or cannot be used, this standard will be used on all bats going forward. 

All bats used in the CMLC League must be tested labelled as passed or cannot be used. 

Our understanding is this is the progression of safety towards the players and can greatly help in leveling the play field for all levels of play... The way to think about compression on bats is that "the lower the compression, the more trampoline effect you will get", in just about every situation, the more trampoline effect on the bat, the better the performance, less reaction time for the fielders. As 2021 progresses and players see the difference in performance between the different stamped bats, we believe that the demand for the older stamp USSSA bats will increase, but be aware, for those of you who currently own old stamp USSSA bats, the good news is that all the old USSSA stamp bats will be grandfathered into CMLC League play as long as they pass the 240lb compression testing.

Compression testing is a requirement of the CMLC League and as mentioned earlier, the bats used in the league will have to conform to those standards. 

To interpret things another way, if you have an old USSSA stamp bat and it is not broken and passes the 240lb compression test, you do not need to buy another bat with the new USSSA stamp. Your old, stamped bat will be usable in CMLC league play.  

Contact cmlc@outlook.com for more clarification if needed.