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I'm starting to collect information on where to purchase wood bats. I plan to buy a few as "team bats". If you'd like to jump in and order a special bat, let me know.
I have had good luck in the past at West Coast Sports on E. 14th Street in San Leandro. I'll put up address and directions when I find them.
Links to wood-bat sites on the web:
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Denny's notes |
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Gamer Bat Co. (no website yet) |
Maple $60 |
Gamer is a brand new company based in Mountain View, CA. I ordered 2 maple bats (model G161; 33in, 34in) on x/yy, scheduled for delivery in 4 weeks. They were delivered on 8/26, so it took 5 weeks. |
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| Sandlot Stiks |
Oak $70 TriValley teams and players can get team prices. Call Chris. |
Call for shipping I paid $12 shipping for 3 bats. |
I ordered three maple bats on 3/19, scheduled for delivery in 2-4 weeks. They were delivered on 4/30, so it took 6 weeks. I got email (below) from Chris and checked the website. My name is Chris Corso. I am the owner of Sandlot Stiks Professional
Baseball Bats, Inc. We are a California based company that has just moved
to Chico, CA, from the bay area. We supply some of the finest quality
Hard Maple and White Ash bats available anywhere. |
The two 161 models got a LOT of use. Both withstood questionable hits that might have broken a lower quality bat. Both were broken during the 4th of July Cal Cup tournament. I'm very satisfied with how these performed. The 243 model has not been as popular. It has gotten a little use, and is still alive. |
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| Hoosier Bat Company | Woodforce $45 Ash $30 |
A recent email msg from Mark Bresnik to Mike Protheroe re wood bats said:
I know that Ron Mosely from San Jose Oldtimers bought some Hoosier bats for Father-Son a couple of years ago. He was very happy with them. I think I'll order a few team bats from them. |
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| Phoenix Bat | Maple $60 Ash $40 |
$10/bat shipping up to $50/dozen |
I don't know anything about these. Found them with a web search. Zach: they have a special page for "Big Lumber" and for custom bats. Gus bought two maples that arrived in mid-August after about 7 weeks. |
Zach bought a custom maple bat. It's a great bat; too heavy (by design) for most guys, but Zach and I (at least) like it. It's a 2.75" barrel, with a pretty thick handle.
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| Barnstable Bat Company | Maple $60 Ash $40 |
I don't know anything about these. Found them with a web search. | ||||
| Split Rock Bat Company | Maple $65 6+ for $60 |
I don't know anything about these. Found them with a web search. They have a conversion from HB models to theirs, including R161 specs. |
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| Flaming Baseball | Maple $70 | I don't know anything about these. Found them with a web search. | ||||
| Sam Bat |
Maple $75 |
$25 shipping for 1-6 | I don't know anything about these. Found them with a web search. | |||
| Baseball Express | $40 to $80 | Email from Tom Squier: Baseball Express has wood from $40-80. They also
have everything else including good service if you want to call them. My
first order had free shipping. -tom |
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| Mighty KC Bat Company | No prices on site | No info on site. | A player in the Kansas City MSBL league started this company. I saw their bat in Phoenix in 1999 and was impressed. Then the Santa Rosa tournament got some of these for their tournament in 2000 and they were not very good. I don't know what to think. |