Baseball bat

A smooth, usually wooden or metal club used by a batter to hit a baseball. Its tapered barrel and handle shape balance hitting power with control.

Batting: The act of swinging a bat to hit a pitched or batted baseball. Batting is the action the bat is designed to perform.
Barrel (baseball bat): The thick hitting end of a baseball bat. Its diameter and length shape the bat's hitting area.
Major League Baseball: The professional baseball organization comprising the American and National Leagues in the United States and Canada. Its rules specify the permitted construction and dimensions of bats in major-league games.
Baseball bat regulations: Rules governing the construction, dimensions, and use of bats in organized baseball. Regulations determine whether a particular bat is legal in a competition.
Sweet spot: The region of a bat where impact can transfer energy efficiently with relatively little vibration. Contact near this region generally produces a more effective hit.
Bat handle: The narrow portion of a baseball bat held by the batter. Its taper and grip affect control and hand comfort.
NCAA baseball: College baseball played under rules set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. College competition uses performance standards for non-wood bats.
Softball bat: A club designed to hit the larger ball used in softball. Softball bats are built for a different ball and governed by separate standards.
Moment of inertia: A measure of how strongly an object resists changes to its rotational motion. Bat mass distribution affects how quickly a batter can swing it.
Wooden baseball bat: A baseball bat made from wood, commonly ash, maple, or birch. Wood bats are a principal bat type, especially in professional baseball.

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BaseballRelated: The bat transfers force to the ball during a hit.