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The most electric bat in BBCOR.

The Combat Spec A1 sounds like a composite bat, it feels like a composite bat, it has the long barrel profile of a composite bat... but it's a moderately-priced 1-piece alloy bat.

We have swung this bat in a 32", 33", and 34" - and every one of them felt incredible. The one downside of this bat is that it will sting your hands on mis-hits a little bit... but it's worth it.

There's a good argument that the Combat could be rated a 24/30.

Wood Bat Turn Model Comparison: i13 / RA13 Birch

The best way to describe the RCKLESS 1-pc is "Marucci's clone of the Combat".

A fantastic sweet spot and feel for a 1-pc bat, and some of the best exit velos we've ever seen from a Marucci BBCOR bat.

Wood Bat Turn Model Comparison: RA13 / Marucci Lindy12

2026 is the year of GOOD COMPOSITE BBCOR BATS.

If you have watched Bat Bros for awhile, you'll know that we don't typically hype up composite BBCORs... but the Icon 1-pc might honestly be the hottest composite bat of the BBCOR era.

Very light swing-weight, a surprisingly forgiving barrel (especially towards the end), and the Icon 1-pc is the only bat so far to beat the Combat in a 1v1 exit velo showdown.

Wood Bat Turn Model Comparison: t141 / c271 (birch)

The Louisville Slugger Dynasty is basically an Atlas. It's actually shocking how similar the two bats are given their $150 price-gap.

The Dynasty is the best budget-bat in BBCOR. Light-swinging, solid sweet spot, great handle/taper, excellent pop.

Wood Bat Turn Model Comparison: t141 / c271

This is an exact replica of an RA13 Torpedo Maple, but it has a hollowed-out barrel with a reinforced composite handle - making this thing much more durable than a regular wood bat.

This is one of the only "wood" bats that we would feel comfortable using off of high-velo pitching machine practice - with zero fear of any hand-sting or bat breakage. Hits like a wood bat, looks like a wood bat, sounds like a wood bat, feels like a composite bat.

While this has a hefty price tag for a wood bat ($300), the 1-year warranty combined with it's durable construction arguably justifies the price. And the Torpedo version somehow feels considerably better than the original.

Price: $300

Maple is often gonna be slightly hotter & louder than most Birch or Wood Composite bats... but it's expensive, and every maple bat is inevitably gonna break at some point.

The 'crack' of the Chandler bats just hits different than the rest of the maple bats out there. Our favorite turn models from Chandler are the AJ99.2 (Aaron Judge's model - has has a big/forgiving barrel that's counterbalanced by a thick handle) and the RA13 (Ronald Acuña Jr's model - longest barrel in the wood bat industry and a lovely flared knob).

Price: $220

While most birch bats aren't quite as hot as maple bats initially... they're almost always gonna be more durable.

American Batsmith does a great job of pre-compressing their birch bats which makes them hit a lot like a maple bat from swing 1. Our favorite turn models from them are the i13 (slightly endloaded) and t141 (slightly balanced).

Price: $180

The 2026 Supra shocked the world (including us) when it tore through the entire bracket during our USSSA showdown video. The Supra is one of the few USSSA bats that checks every box:

The swing weight is very manageable, the sweet spot is super forgiving, the barrel looks enormous, it seems to be durable, and it is one of the hottest bats of all time once broken-in.

The Supra is the hottest -5 in our opinion, and while it's not quite as hot as the Easton Dub in -8 & -10, it's gonna be easier to swing for younger players - and likely a bit more durable. This bat does require a good amount of break-in swings though (our only concern is that this bat may be difficult to break-in for younger players with slow bat speed).

2-pc Composite | $400

Drop 5: While the -5 Dub doesn't quite match the high-end max exit velos of the Supra, the sweet spot is MASSIVE on this thing.

Drop 8/10: The Easton Dub might be the only bat in USSSA that specifically thrives in the lighter -8 & -10 sizes. However, the Dub is pretty dang endloaded: the -8 really swings more like a -6, and the -10 really swings more like a -8. That being said, the Dub really seems to be noticeably hotter than anything else in the -8/-10 category... and it requires zero break-in at all.

2-pc Composite | $500...

For the majority of younger travel ball players between 6 & 10 years old, you don't need to be spending $400+ on a composite bat.

The Marucci CAT 7/8/9/X (they're basically all the same) is a super reliable & affordable option that is gonna provide plenty of pop for younger players (the performance margin between alloy & composite is VERY slim in the drop 10 USSSA space - especially for younger hitters). If you can handle the loud PING, this bat is fantastic - easy on the hands and a great sweet spot.

1-pc Alloy | $70 to $180

*Temporarily dropped in the rankings due to release delay and potential decertification rumors...

I'm not sure how... but Soldier made a bat that is clearly hotter than anything else in the USSSA category. Across all 3 drop weights, the Soldier Tank 3 seems to be in a league of its own.

ESPECIALLY the -8 version... that is probably the single-best USSSA bat ever made.

We are currently in the process of getting our hands on a 2nd set of retail Soldier Tank 3s to verify our initial review... because this bat nearly feels too good to be true. But if it is true... let's freaking go.

2-pc Composite | $350

2-pc Composite | $350

Comes in -10 only.

SWING WEIGHT: Balanced

1-pc Alloy | $200

Comes in -11 & -5.

SWING WEIGHT: Balanced

2-pc Composite | $180

Comes in -10 only.

SWING WEIGHT: Balanced

The stickiest tar in the game.

The OG Kraken 'Grip Stick' is what we use for the majority of the year, but we switch to the Kraken 'Death Grip' Spray in more extreme weather conditions (when it's either really hot/cold or raining/wet outside).

Our go-to model is the Powerstrap Infinite Series ($65), but the $35 to $40 CFX Pro is by far the best bang-for-your-buck batting glove in the industry.

Durable, affordable, comfortable, and effective.

We've tried out every thumb guard in the industry, and the Launchpad is our favorite. It sits super comfortably in the hand, reduces hand-sting on jamshots, and slightly improves swing efficiency by moving the bat handle further towards your fingers.

We partnered with KJ Pearls to develop the hottest baseball that we could possibly make. This black-seamed baseball is our go-to for any videos where we need a lil extra thump behind our hits (record-attempts, MLB stadiums, wood bat videos).

These things are ROCKS, so be careful about hitting them with your composite USSSA bats.