Im a fan, I've seen to many kids get drilled from the pitchers mound on comebacker hits to the pitcher. One boy had to be taken to the ER after getting hit in the head and missed months afterwards recovering from a major concussion. No reason 12U and up should be using USSSA bats, they are just too hot and give a false sense of success. I'd love to see these standards across all of competitive baseball.

PhatMack19 said:

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Bbcor going -3, -4, -5, & -6 for High School. They don't mention college. That may be a whole different bat.

This move coincides with USA Baseball taking over management of the BBCOR standard (now USA BBCOR), creating a consistent bat standard for all levels of amateur baseball in the United States. pic.twitter.com/vmpTcs9N4A

— USA Baseball (@USABaseball) July 8, 2026

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I read the article but I'm having a hard time squaring the idea of letting kids use a -6 in HS and it still meeting the BBCOR standards.

My tiny pre-pubecsent 12 yr old swings a drop 5. No high schooler should be swinging that regardless of certification.