Best Fastpitch Bats 2019

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• 2019 Best Fastpitch Bats + Reviews
• 2018 Best Fastpitch Bats + Reviews
• 2017 Best Fastpitch Bats + Reviews
• Best Cheap Fastpitch Bats

DeMarini CF8

• Power: DeMarini’s known for producing incredibly hot bats and it’s been a market leader for a long-time. Appropriate to tradition, it should surprise no one that the CF8 is widely regarded as one of the hottest bats around. The bat speed and the construction of this bat make for one hot stick that’ll send balls over the fence with ease.
• Comfort: Using the D-Fusion 2.0 handle, DeMarini has taken a conscious approach to improving comfort at the plate. Now players can attack the ball aggressively while the fused handle helps to eliminate all vibration and bat sting.
• Performance: Overall, one of (if not the) hottest bats out there, the CF8 is an easy choice for anyone serious about their softball career.

Easton Mako

• Bat Speed: Due to the Mako’s low M.O.I design, this bat is able to produce massive bat speed through the hitting zone. This helps in not only in power production but also in the ability to recover from mistakes such as timing or being fooled on pitches. A low swing weight aids players in making more solid contact from the ball by making the bat easy to manipulate.
• Plate Coverage: The Mako series features an enlarged barrel as part of its inherent design. For this reason, players able to enjoy some more plate coverage and a little more breathing room for mistakes. This also helps tremendously in producing hard hit balls all over the field.
• Comfort: The Connection Piece at the middle of the bat is one of those key elements in the Mako. It keeps the vibration and sting of contact away from the players’ hands and redirects it into the barrel of the bat at contact to produce more energy and force.

While I didn’t make it one of the points above, this bat does produce tremendous power and is one of the cheaper premium bats out there as well.

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• 4-Piece: One of the best things about this bat is the fact that it’s a 4-piece stick. The only one of its kind. It maintains a low swing weight, and produces great power at the plate. The orange color is a nice plus, as it’s highly distinguishable even from a distance.
• Power: This bat produces a crazy amount of power at the plate. Not only due to its bat speed, but also because of its construction. It’s a double-wall stacked barrel (much alike DeMarini) with a connective slug in the middle that produces a trampoline effect at contact to shoot balls into the stratosphere.
• Bat Speed: As alluded to before, this bat maintains a low M.O.I (moment-of-inertia) which creates crazy speed through the zone. It does so by maintaining a balanced swing weight and makes it easier for players to control easily.

This is a great bat for anyone looking to do some real damage, and look damn good while doing so as well.

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Louisville Slugger Softball Bats

Louisville Slugger is a national bat production powerhouse. They produce some of the most top performing bats in all areas – whether it be wood, bbcor, youth or softball. Within their line-up of softball bats is the 2016 Louisville Slugger Z4000. The Z4000 is of pure 360 composite, TRU3 construction and it also features S1iD Technology. It comes in 4 different styles – The ASA End Load & Balanced version as well as the USSSA End Load & Balanced version.

However, it also has the “Backman Shoppe Powerload” version which is purely designed to drop bombs. This is a feature that the Louisville Slugger Z3000 line does not have. You can see it pictured below:

It is also a 3-piece construction bat with an added 0.5oz extra to the end load. It has a 12 inch barrel and is USSSA, NSA and ISA approved. This bat is definitely recommended for anyone who wants to add some extra feet to their hits, I know I need them.

Next up is the Louisville Slugger XENO.

This is a fastpitch bat so it’s slightly different from the ones I mentioned above. It is a 2-piece construction bat and 100% composite design. It does not have the TRU3 connection that the Z-Line has which is meant to reduced sting and feedback at the point of contact, instead it comes with the iST technology which serves a different purpose.

It’s a lighter swing weight and features thinner, but more strengthened walls. The S1iD feature added to the XENO is meant to create a larger sweet spot within the bat through the use of an aluminum inner disc that creates for a very hot bat right out of the wrapper. Players and coaches everywhere are raving about it so it’s definitely a great bat and I highly recommend it.

You can check out a more in-depth review by clicking the link above.

With that said, let’s move on to one of the most popular brands in the market and a heavy player favorite:

DeMarini Softball Bats

Without a doubt, DeMarini is arguably the most popular brand in the industry. They continue to dominate the market with their innovative technology and continue to produce some of the most highest-performance bats around. Their CF series is a heavy player favorite as well as the Vendetta & Juggernauts.

DeMarini started out as a softball bat company, with their leader – Ray DeMarini being one of the most respected figures in the sport. So it should come as no surprise that they produce some of the best bats around.

One such example is the 2016 DeMarini CF8 Fastpitch bat which was one of the most awaited releases all year. It comes with the Paradox +Plus technology which is designed to make for a lighter barrel with more “pop” to launch balls screaming all over the outfield. The Stacked Double Wall Construction works in conjunction with the D-Fusion 2.0 handle to reduce the sting and feedback of the bat at the point of contact and then redirect this energy back into the ball. A technology that has been gradually improving with the release of the DeMarini CF7 Fastpitch.

An extremely powerful piece of work. It also features a Low-Pro End Cap which allows players to experience a much smoother and balanced swing.

The DeMarini Vendetta is another one of DeMarini’s fastpitch bats that’s a heavy player favorite. The Vendetta comes with the Paradox Barrel technology that makes for an ultra-responsive barrel. It also has the D-Fusion Lite Handle which we talked about earlier which eliminates bat sting and transfers energy back into the ball. This bat is approved for play in the ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA, ISF.

Since we’ve been talking about DeMarini’s fastpitch line-up primarily, let’s do a slow-pitch one:

The DeMarini Juggernaut is somewhat different from the ones we’ve talked about here. It features a stacked composite design with an end-loaded triple wall barrel which is made for launching jacks over the fence. The barrel is 12″ long with the TR3 F.L.O handle technology to reduce sting and transfer energy into the barrel at the point of contact to create a springboard-like effect and add a couple extra feet to your hits.

The End Cap is then designed to provide players with a much smoother and balanced swing. Overall, a great power-hitter’s bat that’s going to help take your game to the next level by allowing you to launch balls way farther than ever before.