I bought a bat for a slowpitch, coed, beer league that I'm going to play in, but when I got the bat home I realized it's a fast pitch bat. Does anyone know what the difference is? Are fastpitch bats illegal in slowpitch leagues?
No they are not illegal. The only ones Ive ever seen called out of a game are some of the 2 material bats.
Allright the Biggest difference between a slow pitch and a fast pitch bat is the way they ar weighted. A slow pitch bat no matter if it says balanced has more weight therefor it is going to hit a slow ball further and harder than a Fast pitch bat that has most of the weight in the handle.
Basically you wont be able to get as much behind the ball with a fastpitch bat.
Here is a discussion you can take with a grain of salt:
http://www.softballfans.com/forums/showthread.php?s=e9310777be49bbebc7ff342b42fc3730&t=2967
http://www.softballfans.com/forums/index.php
if your league plays by ASA rules then here is the bat listing:
http://www.softball.org/about/certified_equipment.asp
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