"Grandfathered" Bats nolonger authorized in ASA beginning in 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, November, 6 2006 — The Amateur Softball Associationof America (ASA), the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States,today announced that under a resolution adopted by the ASA Board of Directors,bats submitted by manufacturers that were previously allowed a 2 mph variancein the ASA’s test standards are no longer authorized for use in ASAChampionship Play effective January 1, 2008.
Commonly referred to by players and coaches as “grandfathered” bats,these bats were allowed a 2 mph testing variance under the terms of anagreement the bat manufacturers and ASA negotiated in the fall of 2003. These terms will no longer be in effect on January 1, 2008 thus making thesebats illegal for use in ASA Championship Play.
According to the list provided to ASA under the terms of the agreement witheach manufacturer, the following bats will be placed on the non approved liston January 1, 2008
Synergy2
Miken
Freak
SB304
SB404
Worth
XGOLD-Fastpitch
XRED-Fastpitch
XPST4
WWSCA
SBWKA
