Proof they have promised all metal bats banned at the end of 2012 season in senior baseball!

59.27 Bats The following requirement for bats applies for the 2010/2011 season. Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Wood or Wood Composite only Division 6 – 7 Wood/Composite or Metal BESR -3 Masters Wood or Wood Composite only Under 18 Wood or Wood Composite/laminated as approved by ABF Under 16 Wood/Wood Composite/laminated, aluminium, ceramic or carbon graphite. In accordance with IBAF rules, 115 decibels will be the sound emission limit standard for non-wood bats or Metal -3 or -5 with a maximum length of 33” Under 14 Wood/Wood Composite/laminated, aluminium, ceramic or carbon graphite. In accordance with IBAF rules, 115 decibels will be the sound emission limit standard for non-wood bats Bats shall be not more than thirty-four (34) inches in length; nor more than two and five-eights (2 5/8) inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16ths) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30”) at its smallest part. No weight differential will be considered. LITTLE LEAGUE The bat shall not be more than thirty-three (33) inches in length nor more than two and one-quarter (2 ¼) in diameter. It shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less. The following additional requirement for bats applies for the 2011/2012 season. All Senior Divisions, including Under 18 – Wood or Wood Composite only 59.27 (2) Use of bats which are illegal Use of illegal bat which does not conform to the weight to length ratios above will be illegal. The bat will be removed from the game. All advances on bases made by the illegal use of the bat will be nullified. Continual use by any club using an illegal bat will incur a fine from BaseballSA. Wed 14/04/2010 4:15 PM Dear Leigh, The Board of Baseball SA takes the safety of its players, officials and spectators very seriously. A number of years ago the Board approved the use of Wooden Bats in our Division 1 Competition. Over a number of years the Board has taken advice from various of sources regarding the use of metal bats in our lower divisions and based on this advice introduced a staged removal of metal bats from our lower divisions. The result of this planning is that for our next summer season - 2010/11 – Senior Divisions 1 to 5 including the Under 18 youth division – metal bats are not allowed to be used. The following season – 2011/12 – metal bats will be removed from our entire senior competition. Attached to this email is an extract from our Local Playing Rules and Conditions that outlines what bats can be used. On behalf of the Board of Baseball SA, I wish you well in your continued recovery from your injuries. Please don’t hesitate to contact me on my contact details below if you require any further clarification. Kind regards, Paul PAUL CHANDLER General Manager Baseball SA So what the hell has changed? The metal bats being used these days are most certainly not -3 in all of the games I’ve played in Division 6 this year?? It certainly is very interesting, the reasons behind this sudden change of bat laws in the league? I can safely assume it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH PLAYER SAFETY, so what are the reasons?? Nathan swore to me on the phone the league isn’t being sponsored, or being given money by any metal bat manufactures, so it does beg the question, WHY??? It’s the reason why I have chosen to be the public face and voice trying to remove these awful, deadly metal bats, and if I need to do it by myself, than I am willing to stand up for my beliefs and for truth and honesty, and most of all for the safety of all players playing in lower grades in this state league.