New Little League baseball bat requirements IMPORTANT CHANGES TO BAT RULES FOR 2018 SEASON
Beginning with the 2018 season, non-wood bats used in Darien's Little League Baseball divisions MUST bear the USA Baseball logo signifying that the bat meets the USABat – USA Baseball’s Youth Bat Performance Standard.
This standard has been established by Little League International, is brand new this season and permitted bats under the new rule have only been available for purchase for a few months (they became available for purchase on Sept 1, 2017).
What this means primarily is:
1. Any/all non-wood bats, including ones that were used and/or available as recently as last season and prior to then, ARE NO LONGER permitted in Little League with no exceptions, beginning with this coming 2018 Spring season.
2. If your player purchased a bat with the intention to use it in Little League play since September 1, 2017, you are going to want to double-check that it has the USA Baseball logo. If it does not have the USA baseball logo it will not be permitted for use in Little League play in 2018.
Additional details and information is available at LittleLeague.org/batinfo.