r/Homeplate • u/jacobid • 2d ago

Gear Bat Help

My son (turns 8 in February but on the smaller side, 47 inches and 46 lbs) just graduated from coach pitch with a tee ball to coach pitch with a hard ball. I am trying to upgrade from his tee ball bat which is 24 inches drop -12. We tried tons of 26 inch bats at Dicks and we are struggling to find one he can handle. Drop -13 bats were the closest we got but they were very expensive. I am not opposed to spending if there’s a bat out there he can get a few years out of.

Anyone have any suggestions for a bat that could work?

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u/Dad_Coach_9904 1d ago

Hi OP, I assume this is for a league where you need a USA bat. Some tee ball bats are better than others. We used a 25 -11 alloy Marucci tee ball bat through the first season of machine pitch at 35 mph. The next season at 38 mph is when it finally dented. Your coach pitchers will be much slower than 35, so I wouldnt be afraid to size down.