House League News For Parents/Players wishing to use their own baseball bats in the WMBA House League please note that only Baseball Bats are permitted - Not softball or fastpitch bats.
The rule covering bats is as follows.
3. From BANTAM through to MIDGET/JUNIOR players are allowed to use their own wooden bats. These are subject to the provisions in the Official Rules of Baseball.
BLASTBALL players shall use the batting equipment provided in the team equipment bags.
For T-BALL, players are permitted to use their own aluminium alloy bats – however the bat must be either clearly marked by the manufacturer as a T-Ball bat or have been approved by the WMBA equipment manager.
From FIRST PITCH through to MIDGET/JUNIOR, players are permitted to use their own aluminium alloy bats – however to be considered legal, any aluminium ally bat must clearly show ANY of the following markings: ? that it is a baseball bat ? that it is approved for use in a North American youth baseball league ? that it is BESR or BBCOR certified, or has a BPF of 1.15or less, ? that it has been approved by the WMBA equipment manager.
Softball bats are not considered legal in any division.
From PEEWEE division through to MIDGET/JUNIOR, any aluminium alloy bat must also clearly show the manufacturer’s ORIGINAL weight drop marking (length-weight differential).
For the PEEWEE division the bat must also have a length-weight differtial of -10 or less to be considered legal.
For the BANTAM division the bat must also have a length-weight differential of -5 or less to be considered legal.
For the MIDGET/JUNIOR division the bat must also have a length-weight differential of -3 or less to be considered legal.
Under no circumstances will a broken or cracked bat or a softball or fastpitch bat be allowed in a game or practice.
.As a guideline to parents the typical sizes of bats provided by the WMBA in the
equipment bags are: Rookie Ball 27"-29", Mosquito 28"-30", Peewee 30"-32", Bantam 31"-33", and Midget/Jr 31"-33".
