SWING INTO SPRING!

March 1, 2016

With the new season ramping up, it’s time to check out the newest senior bats for 2016. This is the first in a multi-part series introducing the best bats in the sport. In this issue, we look at the 2016 bats from Louisville Slugger and Dudley.

Louisville Slugger Hyper Z

The 2016 Louisville Slugger Hyper Z Senior Softball bat takes your game to the next level.

Its premium Pure 360 composite barrel, stiff handle technology, and patented three-piece construction give the Hyper Z a superior swing weight, a massive sweet spot, dramatically reduced vibration compared to other bats, and maximum barrel flex, giving you the best possible feel when you attack the ball in the zone. 

With an end load swing weight and grit blast finish, the Hyper Z is built for power.

“The one major aspect why the Louisville Slugger Hyper Z is so much better than the competition is that we did not sacrifice performance while increasing the durability," said Dennis Turner of Louisville Slugger's Slow-Pitch Division. "We spent 18 months developing the Louisville Slugger Hyper Z Senior bat to make sure we were 100% sure that we had the right bat to place in to the Senior market. Not only did we create a Senior bat that has phenomenal performance, but we developed a bat that was going to last. Persistence and determination paid off and that’s’ why we now have the very best senior softball bat ever made.”

Turner continued, stating “the Senior softball market continues to grow with more players participating and we at Louisville Slugger want to be part of that growth.”

Dudley Lightning Legend

The Lightning Legend 2.0 Dudley bat is engineered with Dudley’s® innovative Grip Spin® technology to maximize the ball’s flight characteristics and distance. The Dudley® lightning bolt end-cap helps with rotating the bat to get the maximum life out of the barrel. It is available in 13” Balanced, 13” End Load, and 12” End Load.

"What sets the Lightning Legend® series apart from other senior softballs bats is that it has top-tier performance, combined with great durability," said Bret Ray, Associate Marketing Manager, Dudley Softball/Spalding Baseball.

Below are the three models of the Lightning Legend 2.0 bat:

Model Name: LLBSP2 (Gray/Green bat)
Description: Dudley Lightning Legend 2.0 Senior Softball Bats – Balanced

Model Name: LLESP2 (Navy/Orange bat)
Description: Dudley Lightning Legend 2.0 Senior Softball Bats – End-Loaded

Model Name: LLESP122 (Royal/Yellow bat)
Description: Dudley Lightning Legend 2.0 Senior Softball Bats – 12” End-Loaded

Look for more bat reviews in our upcoming newsletters, which come out every three weeks.