Louisville Slugger Z4 Balanced USSSA Slow Pitch Softball Bat: WTLZ4U16B
Features
7/8 Inch Tapered Handle
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
12 Inch Barrel Length
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Balanced Swing Weight
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Grit Blast Finish on Barrel - Increases Back Spin for More Carry and Distance
Pure 360 Composite Construction - Pure Carbon Composite Fibers Provide Performance and Durability
Three-Piece, 100% Composite Construction
Patented TRU3 technology reduces vibration and provides unmatched feel on contact
Approved for Play in USSSA, NSA, and ISA
Stiffer Connection for Enhanced Power Transfer
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 10 Customer Reviews
Great Bat Sam player
Pros: Great Pop right out of the box. Feels great holding it. Able to swing really smooth. Surprised with how fast it played. Overall great buy and definitely recommend.
Cons: Could use some better Graphics
first timer JC Storey player
Pros: 1st time using a Louisville softball bat in the ten years that I have been playing. has decent pop out of the wrapper when you hit the "sweet spot", great for place hitting!
Cons: unforgiving to the hands when you hit off the handle or top of bat. 200 swing "break-in" is probably best, start swinging this bat well before season starts.
Good Bat Nick coach
Pros: Pretty good pop out of the gate. Solid sound when contact is made and color scheme is nice.
Cons: A little slow to break in but she's still a beast!
fantastic bat Darren player
Pros: I love the grip on this bat. the barrel is stiff yet responsive. This bat tests in at 300 and I'm still the ball 330 feet. The weighting is perfect. I purchased 3 of these and other guys on my team have purchased 6 more.
Cons: nothing
Very happy with 28 oz version Jonathan B player
Pros: Break in time was pretty good. The ball is flying off the bat. Teammates are all borrowing the bat from me to use. Like the more cushioned grip than had with my last Easton raw power bat. Very happy with my purchase. Very good price.
Cons: none so far.
Greatness, JG player
Pros: I purchased the 27oz balanced, great bat and feel. gets better and better after every hit, nice pop from the wrapper.
Cons: None!
Sweet Bat Noah Dinger player
Pros: Great feel and awesome results. Everyone on the team was swinging it and everyone was getting solid contact. Bat looks just like the pictures. Definitely recomend this bat.
Cons: Handle wrap is weak, easy fix.
Great for Base Hits Justin player
Pros: Amazing graphics, good for base hits and good contact hits
Cons: Not enough power for HR's but its not designed for that anyway
Awesome bat DG player
Pros: Awesome bat! Good pop right outta the wrapper. Handle is comfortable to hold. I was the first person on my team to buy this bat now 2 other guys on my team went and bought the same bat right after they used mine.
Cons: None
great bat red player
Pros: great bat for the price, I don't normally hit home runs and it seemed to do it with ease.
Cons: doesn't sound or feel like a composite bat, different feel of any bat I have ever used
Questions and Answers
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Does this bat come in 26oz.? Kris
Do you ship to Canada? Edward
Is this bat legal for use in Senior League ASA League Play? Greg M Garland
Does this bat have the NSA 2012 stamp on it? Mike
What is the BPF for this bat? Jack
I see someone said there is an ASA stamp. but I have purchased this bat and it does not have it. Is this hat ASA approved? Paul Guthrie Jr.
About the Brand
In 1842, J. Frederick Hillerich emigrated with his family from Baden-Baden, Germany to the United States. Eight years before, the 1834 Book of Sports had made its debut as the nation's first publication covering baseball. But when he arrived in Baltimore, J. Frederick Hillerich would never have dreamed of the future impact his family would have on America's favorite pastime.
After a short while, the Hillerichs moved to Louisville, where J. Fred started a woodworking shop in 1856. Two of his sons, Adam and John Andrew "Bud" were born in the United States and would later join their father in his business. By 1864 "J.F. Hillerich, Job Turning" was in operation and filled orders for businesses by custom-turning everything from balusters to bedposts.
The firm thrived, and by 1875 the little woodworking shop employed about 20 people. In 1880 Bud Hillerich, who was an amateur baseball player, became an apprentice in his father's shop. Young Bud made his own baseball bats along with bats for several of his teammates.
The debate over the origins of the first bat continues to generate controversy among baseball enthusiasts, but the younger Hillerich was most certainly involved in getting his father's business involved with what would become the company's signature item. According to company legend, the first bat was turned by Bud for Pete "The Old Gladiator" Browning in 1884. Browning was a star on Louisville's professional American Association team - the Eclipse. On a spring afternoon Bud, then seventeen, witnessed Browning break his favorite bat. Bud offered to make a bat for his hero, and Browning accepted. After the young wood shop apprentice lathed a quality stick from white ash, according to the story, Browning got three hits with it in the next game.
Louisville Slugger gloves are worn by more pitchers in Major League Baseball than any other glove.
Bat Properties
Approved For | ISA NSA USSSA |
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Barrel Diameter | 2 1/4 |
Bat Type | Softball |
Color | Blue White |
Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
Material | Composite |
Softball Bats | Slow Pitch |
Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
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