Effective January 1, 2018, Dixie Youth Baseball along with Little
League, PONY, Babe Ruth, AABC and other youth baseball organizations
adopted USA Baseball’s USABat standard for youth baseball and tee ball
bats.Unlike standard youth baseball bats, tee ball bats (lengths 26” and
shorter) are not required to undergo lab testing to receive approval
under the USABat Program. However, to be approved for play within the
participating youth baseball programs including Dixie Youth Baseball,
newly manufactured tee ball bats must feature the USA Baseball mark.
For older T-Ball bats manufactured before the USA Baseball mark was
required, USA Baseball has implemented a Tee Ball Sticker Program.
Through the Tee Ball Sticker Program, coaches, league administrators,
and parents can order approved stickers to mark tee-ball bats that were
manufactured prior to the implementation of the USABat standard. This
program will allow for the continued use of tee ball bats that were
produced prior to youth baseball’s transition over to the new standard.
Newly manufactured bats will include the verbiage "Only for use with approved tee balls." This verbiage will also be on the Tee Ball Stickers.
WARNING: These stickers can only be used on Tee Ball bats. Under no circumstances can these stickers be used on BPF 1.15 bats.
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