Marucci CATX Composite -5 USSSA Baseball Bat

2 3/4 Inch Barrel Diameter Drop 5 Length-To-Weight Ratio Mid-Balanced Swing Feel (Marucci & JustBats Believes That All Hitters Should Be Able To Handle It) Two-Piece, All-Composite Baseball Bat Features USSSA 1.15 Stamp (New NTS Certification) Colorway: Red | Silver MDX Composite Material - Built With Multi-Directionally Patterned Layers Of Composite. End Result Is A Material Designed To Create An Ultra-Responsive Barrel. Outer-Locking System (OLS) - Attaches The Barrel To The Handle From The Outside In. This Provides One Of The Stiffest Connections Available And It Also Reduces Nearly All Vibration. Ring-Free Barrel Construction Allows For More Barrel Flex And Increases Performance With No Dead Spots *NEW* S-40 Handle - Stiff Composite Handle Helps Transfer Energy Faster From Athlete To Ball; About 8-10% Stiffer Than The Previous Handle *NEW* Professionally Inspired Custom-Sized Handle Taper For A More Ergonomic Fit, Providing More Comfort And Bat Control Micro-Perforated Soft-Touch Grip Provides Needed Tack On The Handle Of The Bat Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty Description Marucci CATX Composite -5 USSSA Baseball Bat: MSBCCPX5 Marucci entered the composite bat world a few years ago with a bang and is looking to make even more noise with the CATX Composite -5 USSSA Baseball Bat! Bat Benefits Cat Bats have dominated the USSSA scene throughout the past decade and Marucci anticipates keeping it that way with the CatX Composite! Although it might seem tough to find any room for improvement from previous models, the CatX Composite includes a few new features that will take your game to the next level! Once again, Marucci has constructed this two-piece composite bat with some of the highest technology in the industry. The barrel is going to be contrived from the MDX Composite design that places the carbon fibers of the barrel in many layers and at many different directions to create a bat that is ultra-responsive! That composite barrel is locked into the composite handle by the OLS (Outer Locking System) Connector Piece. This connection system incorporates a threaded groove that internally locks the barrel and handle together. And then they complete the connection with the external sleeve that puts an extra hold on the connection point. The main difference between the CatX Composite from previous models will be the new S-40 Composite handle. This handle is ~8-10% stiffer than prior Cat bats, which will transfer energy faster from the batter to the ball resulting in unmatched performance! In addition, the CatX Composite includes a new custom-sized handle taper for a more ergonomic fit and improved bat control. Lastly, this Marucci USSSA bat will feel a little barrel-heavy.