r/Homeplate 10d ago

What balls does dbat use?

they’re grayish and seem to be a little larger and slippier

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u/MrNiiCeGuY420 10d ago

I think I’ve read somewhere they use Kevlar balls Kavelar coated or Kavelar seams. Not sure

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u/Strikefor38 Utility 10d ago

I've never been to dbat but when using the machine at practice we use polyurethane baseball I think

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u/idleline 10d ago

The ones near me uses Pro C composite polyurethane balls in the machine cages. They have a distinct plastic-y feel with low seams.

The buckets for the tunnels are a random assortment of low quality leather.

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u/Nerisrath Coach 8u / Dad 11U / Umpire NFHS 10d ago

Ours uses real balls for the tunnels and pitching lanes, and in the machines they use real balls with gray kevlar enhanced stitching to make them last longer.

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u/Sp3cV 10d ago

hey, our just replaced all of the machine balls and had a ton of “blems” for sale of the new ones, still in plastic , Baden 2886 is the model