2009 BAT RULES

MAJORS AND UNDER – BAT SHALL BE NO MORE THAN 33 INCHES LONG AND 2 ¼ INCHES IN DIAMETER. NON –WOOD BATS SHALL BE PRINTED WITH A BAT PERFORMANCE FACTOR OF 1.15 OR LESS.

JUNIORS - BAT SHALL BE NO MARE THAN 34 INCHES IN LENGTH AND 2 5/8 INCHES IN DIAMETER. IF WOOD NOT LESS THAN 15/16 INCHES IN DIAMETER, 7/8 INCHES FOR BATS LESS THAN 30 INCHES , AT ITS SMALLEST PART.

SENIORS AND BIG LEAGUE - BAT SHALL BE NO MORE THAN 36 INCHES LONG AND 2 5/8 INCHES IN DIAMETER. IF WOOD NOT LESS THAN 15/16 INCHES IN DIAMETER, 7/8 INCHES FOR BATS LESS THAN 30 INCHES, AT ITS SMALLEST PART. THE BAT SHALL NOT WEIGH MORE THAN THREE OUNCES LESS THAN ITS LENGTH. ALL NON-WOOD BATS SHALL MEET BESR PERFORMANCE STANDARD, AND BATS SHALL BE LABELED WITH A PERMANENT CERTIFICATION MARK.

IN ALL DIVISIONS, WOOD BATS MAY BE TAPED OR FITTED WITH A SLEEVE FOR A DISTANCE NOT EXCEEDING 16 INCHES, 18 INCHES FOR JUNIOR/SENIOR/BIG LEAGUE, FROM SMALLEST END. A NON-WOOD BAT MUST HAVE A GRIP OF CORK, TAPE OR COMPISITION MATERIAL, AND MUST EXTEND A MINIMUM OF 10 INCHES FROM THE SMALL END. SLIPPERY TAPE OR SIMILAR MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. AN ILLEGAL BAT MUST BE REMOVED.

2 3/4 INCH DIAMETER BAT NOT ALLOWED IN ANY DIVISION.

BATTING DONUTS NOT PERMISSIBLE. 

Link below to Official Little League site with changes/updates to the Little League Baseball Rules and Regulations - 2009

http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/RR_Changes_BB_09_10-30-08.pdf