2012 Dixie Youth Baseball Bat rules

Effective with the 2012 Season Dixie Youth Baseball will implement new rules for approving bats eligible for use in the Dixie Youth 12 and under age divisions.  DYB will apply specific standards on all 2 1/4” non-wood bats.

All non-wood 2 ¼” bats (composite & aluminum/metal alloy) must be stamped with BPF 1.15 and stamped “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball” by the bat manufacturer and include the year manufacture stamp (“2011”or “2012”).

While  new 2 ¼” aluminum/metal alloy bats require the BPF 1.15 stamp in 2012, older aluminum/metal alloy bats with only the “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball” stamp will continue to be allowed.  DYB will not publish a list of approved aluminum/metal alloy bats.

All 2 5/8” bats do not require any approval or marking but may be used only in the “O”Zone Division.   A new BBCOR-type standard is being developed for 2 5/8” bats for use in the “O”Zone division which will go into effect no earlier than 2013.

An older 2 ¼”composite bat which does not have all the required markings stamped on the bat by the manufacturer as described  above will be allowed in 2012 if it is marked “Approved for Play in Dixie Youth Baseball”