Best High School Baseball bats by Bryan Ciconte

Hi my name is Bryan from Hittingmadesimple and I want to address my top 5 bat selections for high school play. They will be in no particular order because one bat may feel better to someone else than yourself. I will break down the specs of each bat. I also recommend since you are in high school to purchase composite bats while you still can that fit under the BESR certification. With composite bats over time as they break in unlike alloy bats will perform better and surpass the given exit speed that is regulated under that certification. This is the reason that NCAA banned composite bats for play.

Easton Stealth Speed Series 75 and 95

Once again, EASTON® takes the game's best bats to a whole new level. Our industry-leading innovation has fostered new precision manufacturing techniques that allow for less mass in the barrel (lighter MOI) - making your swing become even faster. Offered in two flex ratings and using EASTON'S® patented two-piece ConneXion™ technology, the STEALTH SPEED bats remain unmatched in performance. IMX™ Composite

Handle Flex Rating - 75 (Regular Handle Flex) VRS™ Rating - 95 Hitting Area Rating - 100 Swing Weight (M.O.I.) Rating - 80 BESR Certified 2-5/8" barrel, -3 length-to-weight Thin 31/32" tapered handle with Pro-Tack grip Demarini CF4 Black

The all new CF4 Black is here. With a longer (11%) and stronger double composite barrel, the CF4 Black is our most technologically advanced bat. The redesigned end cap, The Hub, adds power, better feel, and provides a better sounding bat. When you add it all up, you get one ass-kickin' bat.

TPX Triton

3X composite technology. 3-zone design with one-piece strength. And Slugger's exclusive Bubble Transition Zone for barrel/handle bonding: These are just three reasons why you'll see Triton's name in the winners' column this year and beyond. 3X composite design

* Bubble transition zone * 2 5/8" barrel, -3 oz. without grip * Synthetic grip, 31/32" tapered handle * Louisville Slugger® end cap * Meets high school BESR bat standards

TPX Exogrid

The innovative Exogrid® delivers power and performance through stiffness and strength. The combination of one-piece construction and carbon composite inserts for handle stiffness has made this bat a choice of champions throughout the country. ST+20 alloy/composite hybrid

* 2 5/8" barrel, -3 oz. without grip * Patented Pro Cup® end cap * Synthetic grip, 31/32" tapered handle * Meets college and high school BESR bat standards

Combat B2

We went back to the drawing board to improve last year's Virus AB with this hot new design. The B2 has dynamically tuned bending to minimize handle vibrations for a great feel, soft barrel and maximum performance. Plus, Combat's Variable Stiffness Technology produces a bigger sweetspot to take performance and feel to a new level. Balanced weighting provides the lowest allowable swingweight for maximum bat speed and control. This bat is truly the best.

It has taken three years and thousands of hours of lab and field testing to design a bat worthy of the B2 logo.

Maximum Performance (MAP) Balanced Low Swingweight Ultra Soft Feel (USF) Variable Stiffness Technology (VST) Blended Fiber Technology (BFT) Extra Long Barrel Single Wall Construction 2 5/8" Diameter