Louisville Slugger I13 Pro Stock Ash Walker Baseball Bat
NOT ALL WOOD BATS ARE CREATED EQUAL. Slugger is baseball. for over 125 years, we've dominated the batter's box in Major League Baseball. Still to this day, more teams and players – from rising stars to All Stars –swing Slugger than any other brand. What do they know that other players don't? No other bat combines heritage, expertise and passion for the game like Louisville Slugger. Slugger uses superior lumber and superior craftsmanship to create a better, harder and longer-lasting bat. The rest is up to you. QUALITY of WOOD Don't make the mistake of thinking all wood bats are the same. They may look similar, but the quality of wood is very different from one wood bat company to another. Louisville Slugger sets itself apart from other bat makers with over 125 years of bat making experience, outstanding turning models and the ability to offer the best quality wood on the market. This quality comes at a price. Louisville Slugger bats can be more expensive than other bats because we use only the very best timber to make our bats. with wood bats, you get what you pay for. Cheaply priced wood bats usually mean cheap-quality wood. Why Ash? Strong timber, light weight. Pound per pound, ash is the strongest timber available and ash has a flexibility that isn't found in other timbers like maple. It tends to flex rather than break. This gives you a larger, more forgiving sweet spot in terms of breakage. Ash is lighter than maple, giving you a wider range of large barrel models with bigger sweet spots. One down side to ash is that it tends to flake or delaminate after extensive use. Pro Ash wood bats are swung by the top MLB players in Evan Longoria, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Posey and Joey Votto.