ASA Bat Testing &
Certification Program
The official bat in ASA Championship Play must meet
all of the requirements of Rule 3, Section 1 and:
- must bear either the ASA approved
2000 certification mark or the ASA 2004
certification mark as shown below, and must
not be listed on an ASA non approved list,
and
- must be included on a list of approved bat
models published by the ASA National Office; or
- must, in the sole opinion and discretion of
the umpire, have been manufactured prior to 2000
and if tested, would comply with the ASA bat
performance standards then in effect.
Beginning January 1, 2004, all bats in ASA
Championship Play must pass the ASA 2004 bat
standard. All bats having the 2004 certification
mark will be allowed in ASA Championship Play. Bats
that have the 2000 certification mark will not be
allowed in ASA Championship Play unless they are
listed on an approved bat list on the ASA website.
For convenience, the ASA website has a listing of
bats that do not pass the ASA 2004 bat standard.
2004 and Beyond Approved Bats
(Updated:3/16/2009)
For a list of bats that have been tested and
found to comply with the ASA bat performance
standards, and therefore are authorized to bear the
ASA 2004 certification mark
and/or are authorized for use in ASA Championship
Play beginning January 1, 2004, please click on the
manufacturer below. Manufacturers continue to submit
additional bat models for testing, and the ASA will
update this list as test results become available.
The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA)
no longer displays every bat made by bat
manufacturers that do not comply with current ASA
bat standards. If you want to know what bats are
approved for use in ASA Championship Play, follow
one of the steps below.
check the approved list located in the drop down
boxes above and search by the specific manufacturer
or select all
check for either the 2000 or 2004 ASA
Certification Mark (both depicted above) and then be
sure the bat is not listed on the PDF's above as a
banned bat by ASA (Note: The lists above are broken
up into two PDF's to help umpires in the NCAA and
the NFHS because of their minor rule differences.
Please be sure to read the specific ASA rules
surrounding bats (a portion of which is located
above) for a comphrehensive review. Please remember
that all bats that do not bear an ASA certification
mark remain non approved unless they were made prior
to 2000 and in the sole discretion of the umpire
would pass ASA certification test if tested. Local
ASA leagues and tournaments not conducted as part of
ASA Championship Play may alter ASA playing rules as
they see fit.
The ASA periodically and randomly tests samples
of bat models bearing the ASA approved certification
mark to verify compliance with the ASA bat
performance standards. Below are links for press
releases announcing results of compliance testing as
well as FAQ's regarding bat models withdrawn from
ASA Championship play until further notice. The "ASA
Banned Bats" link below contains the most up-to-date
listing of bat models withdrawn from ASA
Championship play. Models placed on that list will
be allowed for use in ASA Championship play if they
bear the ASA recertification mark (shown in the link
below).
