Wednesday September 28, 2011 – The Mid Suburban Baseball League (MSBL) announced that the League Directors voted unanimously to approve a new bat rule for the 2012 season. The reason for the change was for the safety of the athletes that play in the MSBL.

For a bat to be MSBL legal beginning in 2012 it must have a “1.15 BPF” or “BBCOR” mark permanently attached to the bat or be a wood bat. The U14 division will be the only division that must use a -5 or -3 bat.