Louisville Slugger Prime -8 USSSA Baseball Bat: WTLSLP9X820
Features
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-8 Length To Weight Ratio
100% Composite Microform Barrel Design Offers Maximum Pop With A Light Swing Weight
2 3/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
7/8" Tapered Handle
Balanced Swing Weight
Colorway: Charcoal | Red
Features USSSA BPF 1.15 Certification
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
SBC End Cap Delivers Increased Swing Speed & Max Control
Premium LS Pro Comfort Grip Creates The Perfect Tack & Cushion
Three-Piece, Composite Baseball Bat
VCX Technology: Allows Independent Movement Between Barrel & Handle
VCX Technology: Controls Vibration & A Unique Feel For Each Player Type
Description
Louisville Slugger Prime -8 USSSA Baseball Bat: WTLSLP9X820
Give your utility player a useful offensive tool for this season with this gem of technology from Louisville Slugger. The Slugger Prime -8 baseball bat is USSSA approved and offers the capability to bring a moderate hitter to a power performer with its leading engineering and design.
Bat Benefits
Stretch your hitter's comfort zone with this Slugger Prime. Coming in at a -8 drop weight, this is a perfect transition bat for those looking to move from the bottom of the lineup to the meat of the order. The Premium AVC Microform Composite materials in the bat construction optimize the strength and size of the sweet spot and help drive in those crucial runs in the clutch. The VCX Vibration Control Connection System provides ultimate balance, stability and performance on this two-piece bat. It also keeps those hands supple and reactive, even after going 3 for 4 the previous evening with a couple of zinging squibs off the end of the bat. The Turbine Composite end cap provides further performance on the barrel and the sweet spot by balancing the weight and holding a consistent shape on the composite. And with the Premium LS Pro Comfort Grip's patented tackiness and squish, it ensures hands remain on the bat even on the most forceful swings through the zone.
Warranty
Lousiville Slugger offers a one-year limited warranty on this bat. This covers defective materials and bats damaged in regular game play. Order now for fast, free shipping!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 7 Customer Reviews
Pros: Great feel Well balanced
Cons: None yet
Pros: Great pop and a nice balanced swing. No vibration at all. JustBats.com has been awesome to work with.
Cons: 11 year old has cracked two of them within days of receiving them. No durability at all.
Pros: Amazing in every way
Cons: H
Pros: Son has had the bat for almost a month and during that time, has played in a tournament and about 3 games. He practices about twice a week and so far, he loves it. His swing is a bit rusty but one can tell the ball jumps off this bat similar to his -8 (2018) Zen. Can't comment on durability just yet but overall, this is a great bat and a sleeper when compared to the Zen.
Cons: None thus far but time will tell on the durability factor.
Pros: No break in period needed. Hot right out of the wrapper.
Cons: 1st bat broke inside the barrel. There was a rattle inside. 2nd bat broke at the VCX Connector. The handle and the barrel are no longer connected. You can feel it move as you swing. Both bats did not last 200 hits.
Pros: Great pop right out of the plastic Looks good Feels good
Cons: None that we have found yet.
Pros: My son got this bat on a Thursday before his weekend tournament and on Saturday he hit his very first out of the park home run! He went on to hit his second on Sunday! Needless to say he has been over the moon with his new bat!
Cons: Haven’t had any so far!
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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 | USSSA |
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Barrel Diameter | 2 3/4 |
Baseball Bats | Youth |
Bat Construction | Three-Piece |
Bat Type | Baseball |
Color | Black Red |
Deals | Personalization Eligible |
Length to Weight Ratio | - 8 |
Material | Composite |
Series | Prime |
Swing Weight | Balanced |
Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
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