The "Best Bat" may be a misnomer. Every year manufactures claim their new model is the best. Plus your boy grows, too - what best today may not be the best tomorrow.

So the Best Bat that I share today is based on my son's experience of

different bats (at least used for one season) for

only.





Best - Marucci - Marucci Cat 7 Junior Big Barrel

This actually his third & current bat (27" / 17oz, 2-3/4" barrel). We noticed this bat from a well-hit opposing team last year. Its white color made it so outstanding from other popular colors (black, green, and red). My son borrowed from his teammate and hit an in-field home run in a game. This made my mind to buy it for him, even though he already has two

bats. Here are the two features that we love:

Big Sweet Spot - twice as large as the Cat 6

Beautiful Cracking Sound when hits a line drive, much better than the other two - very joyful hearing the vibrating sound while watching the ball shoot out





Obsolete - Marucci - Marucci Cat 6 Big Barrel

This was his second bat (27" / 17oz, 2-3/4" barrel) for coach pitching. As I said early, I noticed Marucci bat but did not know different models: Cat 6 and Cat 7 . Therefore, I blindly bought it (used one) for him. My son's experience about Cat 6 is good but just not as good as Cat 7. The main reason is its sweet spot is about half of Cat 7, less chance to hit a line drive. It is an old model, so don't waste your money just buy Cat 7 directly.





So-so - Louisville Slugger - Louisville Slugger Omaha 515

This was his first one (27" / 17oz, 2-3/4" barrel). It has vibe color- this probably the only outstanding point. Shorter sweet spot. I don't think the barrel is optimized - feel too much weight at the tip not well balanced. If I had known Cat 7, I would not buy LS bat.





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