Rawlings' maple wood bats prove effective at the professional level year after year.

Hit like a pro with Rawlings' popular Pro Preferred 460 profile (model number P460M).

This wood bat features a high-gloss, ultra-protective clear finish and a U-shaped cupped end. The cupped end takes weight out of the bat, making it lighter and moving the balance point toward the hands.

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Who says maple bats can't last an entire season?

Rawlings' P302M maple wood bat has the durability and strength to last.

"Great balance, hard maple, mine is cupped to reduce weight. Used it all season and it is still going, in the cage and on the field!" wrote Puddinking in an online review at RawlingsGear.com.

Part of Rawlings' Pro Preferred line of wood bats, the Continue Reading

Rawlings recognizes that all players have their own unique swing style and has developed bats to fit each of these styles.

The 5150 series by Rawlings is a great place to find that perfect bat. Composite frames, alloy barrels and EXOGRID® with Ph.DTMbats are all available.

Dizrel of Massachusetts prefers the 5150 alloy. "The bat has a nice weight and good pop. Solid value!" he said of the 5150 Alloy High School/Collegiate.

EXOGRID with PhD
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Imagine a bat that won’t vibrate, but that still has a large sweet spot and lots of pop. Imagine a bat that has a stiff handle, but that won’t sting. Imagine it’s priced better than the competition.

Impossible? Then you haven’t taken a swing with Rawlings’ newest bat—the 5150 Exogrid with Ph.D.

Available for pre-order, the Exogrid capitalizes on Ph.D technology (that’s passive hybrid damping) to...
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Safety is a concern in any sport, not just baseball. But whether you have a child playing ball or you play in your own league, it’s always safe to choose Rawlings’ BESR-certified bats.

BESR is the official safety certification issued for non-wood bats used in the NCAA and NHFS. It stands for ball exit speed ratio.

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Get a great deal on your next wood bat by purchasing a Rawlings’ “blem” bat.

“Blem” or blemished bats are available when bats with a minor cosmetic inconsistency are produced.

These blemishes can be a paint discoloration, a paint run, a smudge, a logo that is off-center, a stencil outline of the logo that is too low or too high or a minor paint nick, but all of these bats still...
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