Marucci CAT8 -10 USSSA Baseball Bat: MSBC810

Pros: Bought the 29/19 for my son. I also have the CAT 7 29/19, which is a great bat! The CAT 8 has a more gradual taper giving it more surface area. The CAT 8 is just a tad bit heavier feeling than the CAT 7, but you would have to really be trying to notice the difference to tell. We Love the barrel! As far as size and taper, it fits between the old green Hex bat and the CAT 7. The sweet spot is insane! Really big sweet spot. Ball speed feels about the same as the CAT 7, but with a larger sweet spot. The bat looks good and should be durable.

Cons: None so far

Pros: HOT BAT. Great POP

Cons:

Pros: great bat

Cons: none

Pros: Bat has pop IF it's hit on the sweet spot

Cons: it got a big dent after first round of Bp my son didn't care for it and went back to his Prime 918

Pros: Got a 29/19 drop 10 Cat 8 alloy for the grandson. Used first day in travel ball practice. Good pop and distance right out of the wrapper. No complaints of any sting. All the kids like the look and results. Buy it!

Cons: none

Pros: Bought the 29/19 drop 10 alloy for the Grandson. Good pop and distance with first few hits. After 3 days hitting with the bat, He said he has felt NO sting!

Cons: Everybody on his travel team likes this bat !!!!

Pros: Ordered this 29/19 bat the day it came out. Nice pop. Signature Marucci "ping". Boy plays 10u select.

Cons: none so far

Pros: Bought a 29/19 for the grandson and he loves it. Really good pop and distance with his first few swings. We like the sound when the ball hits the bat. NO complaints of vibration after 2 weeks of practice! Worth the price. Get one!

Cons: All the kids on the team like it and want to use it.

Pros: So, I am not one to spend much time on a computer, but I do feel that I owe the Dad's out there who are looking for the right bat that enhances your son's ability to reach his top performance. Well Dads, search no further....this is the bat that will take your son to the next level. We have been Marucci loyalists for the past 3 years. We have put away the Eastons, and the Louisvilles since he started swinging his 18/28 Hex Alloy bat thru his 8U, 9U, and 10U seasons (Great Bat!). Just last weekend, we took it out to the ballpark to hit balls to see if he can put it over the outfield fence. He was line driving them, but either one hop or two hops into the fence. Well, it was now time for a new bat to kick off the 11U season.I read the reviews on Just Bats...and ordered the 19/29 Cat 8. Ordered it and we hit the field this Saturday morning. I pitched first two pitches, both one-hop over the fence. The third - he went YARD!!!! We have officially retired his Hex Alloy.

Cons: NONE - CAT 8 ROCKS...looking forward to the fall season!!!

Pros: bat has a bunch of pop no vibration even though it is a one peice bat marucci did a great job and hot right out of the wrapper

Cons: every one on my team wants to use it

Pros: Bought this for USSSA ball this summer. The boy loves it, tons of pop, gets a lot of attention because it's LOUD

Cons: Not really a con, but true story: First time in the short cage my son hit an absolute missile into my right temple, knocked me out cold!

Pros: The sound, man it's a beautiful ring when good contact is made...

Cons: This is bat #2, 1st on grew legs and walked off less than a week old. Probably more of a Con about my 8YO than the product...

Pros: Large barrel and good balance little vibration.

Cons: thoutht it would have more pop and bigger sweet spot. Jury is still out on this cause fall ball has not started.

Pros: As soon as my 9yo son opened the box he loved it. It is well balanced and has huge pop. First at bat, no kidding, home run! The other kids on his team love it too.

Cons: none

Pros: For the last 3 yrs we have watched kids hit with bats and have looked at reviews and have bought and played with Combat Vigor, Rawlings Velo, and Adidas Aeroburner Alloy. My son loves all of these with the Aeroburner being the hottest...until now. The Cat 8 is a solid notch better and my sin smiles ear to ear. He is 12 and a leadoff contact hitter of thinner size with a great swing. This bat hit on the sweet spot smokes the ball. Low vibration to hands. Great bat. We bought 30/20 size. Worth the price. This is the priciest bat we have purchased but priced better than other brands.

Cons: Light color scuffs up easily but can be cleaned.

Pros: My 8 year old is getting at least 30 feet more distance than his Mako and really seems to love this bat. All the kinds want to hit with it.

Cons: No cons to speak of, just a few scuff marks

Pros: Bought a 30/20 for my 10u son and the pop on the bat was amazing. In first batting practice with new bat he hit 9 home runs over the fence and many flew way over.

Cons: No cons yet, though I did notice a few nicks on the bat already.

Pros: Bought this Bat for my 10yr old , playing in his first travel ball season. He loves it! ** balanced feel to the bat ** no vibration on the hands ** hot out if the wrapper **great price point ** bat looks great

Cons: none

Pros: Great Pop, Looks great and the price is good. My 9 year old loves his new bat. His two piece Dirty South is staying in the bag now.

Cons: None

Pros: I bought this bat for my 11 year old son and he said "The bat is nice and thick so it has a good grip". He said he knows he will always hit the ball.

Cons: None

Pros: My son loves it. Great pop and good balance.

Cons: None

Pros: Great pop. Big sweet spot. Minimal feedback to the hands on mis hits. Great grip, no need for lizard skin upgrade. Too soon to say about durability.

Cons: The whole team uses the bat.

Pros: Previously bought the F5, which was a great bat (especially) for the price. Decided to spend a little more for the next bat and went with the CAT8. While the F5 definitely has good pop, the CAT8 seems to just a bit more. Where this has seemed to translate is in actual games where my son seems to be generating more pop on balls to the gaps. Also, from what I've seen, my son is getting less sting from this bat that the F5 when it's not squared up off the barrell. In summary, the F5 was a great bat (especially for the price), but the CAT8 seems to be worth the additional price. For what it's worth we've had nothing but great reviews for Marucci.

Cons: None so far.

Pros: https://youtu.be/GRAiSndLZiU

Cons: None

Pros: no sting but i have gotten some very good hits with it and i love it my teamates love it aswell

Cons: none

Pros: My son loves this bat. He says that this bat is "hot" right out of the wrapper.

Cons: None that I've noticed.

Pros: you get a advantage when you use this bat. even when you like lightly swing it the ball gos so far every time good use of $230

Cons: the noise hurts your ears

Pros: Lots of pop.

Cons: None

Pros: Pop for days, balanced swing weight, the bat just begs to hit hard laser beam gappers! For a one piece aluminum there is virtually zero sting on mishits which is pretty amazing on it's own.

Cons: My son (75 pound 11 year old) has already dented 2 of these. The first one was after 1 tournament and the second one was after 2 tournaments. He doesn't use them for BP or even warm ups, GAME SWINGS ONLY! Makes zero sense. I would suggest if you have this bat to roll it through your hand, you can't really see the flat spots but you can certainly feel them. Now I have to send this one into Marucci and wait. LAME

Pros: Great bat at a good price. First BP hit out of the park.

Cons: None

Pros: Composite bats have a brief window where they are exceptional. The Marucci is durable and reliable. The ball jumps off my son's bat as well as it did when his Zen was broken in and before it broke. It's also less expensive which is appreciated. May son loves it.

Cons: None so far. It is very loud in an indoor cage, which the kids prefer.

Pros: My son's entire 8U East Cobb team uses this bat. Amazing pop, we're seeing 1-1.5mph higher exit velocities (Hittrax) with this bat over the Cat7 and definitely higher EVs with this over anything else in the category. We also own the Cat Composite (more expensive) and maybe it's not broken all the way in yet, but still the highest EVs with this regular alloy Cat8. You're costing your son some performance if you buy him anything else.

Cons: Not quite as big of a barrel as the Cat Composite, slightly less forgiving on miss-hits, but more power so far.

Pros: Balance, sweet spot, pop. This bat gives a young batter great confidence.

Cons: None yet

Pros: Good balanced feel.

Cons: Just a little vibration for smaller players.

Pros: This is a great bat right out of the wrapper. Tons of pop and awesome sweet spot. The grip is super sticky, but it will wear off once it is rolled around the batter's box a few times. My son has been hitting this every night for the past 2 weeks and he still has a smile when he crushes the ball. He plays for a travel team and most of the older players and showcase players all have this bat (plus a few others), but I can say that all of them grab this bat first.

Cons: My only complaint is that I didn't get the Cat 7 last year.

Pros: -No Sting -Good Pop -Large Sweet Spot

Cons: None

Pros: Good Feel

Cons: N/A

Pros: Bought this for my 11 year old son. He absolutely loves it. He said he loves the feels of the bat. I can see that this bat has more pop then his other bat. I wasn't sure if the handle was really going be a big difference with the vibration but my son said he hasn't felt any vibration yet and this is coming form a kid that ALWAYS had to have the rubber knob for vibration, he has not used it with this bat so far.

Cons: haven't had any yet

Pros: Pop and no vibration

Cons: None

Pros: My son is 9 soon to be playing 10u travel this spring. Purchased this bat about one month ago so no real game situations yet. However, he is absolutely crushing this ball with his instructor and at indoor practice facility with his team. He says he loves this bat. One of his teammates has already asked to borrow it at practice

Cons: None so far

Pros: Well balanced and very light. My 9year old loves the bat.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: My 9 year got this bat just a week ago and has been hitting the ball better than he ever has. It has some nice pop and his hits have been solid.

Cons: None so far!

Pros: No complaints at all.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Great sounding bat with a great feeling sweet spot.

Cons: If any the white scratch's easy.

Pros: Seems to have better pop than all of the other alloy bat models that are used on our 12u travel team.

Cons: We haven't had it very long so this review is based off of just a couple weeks.

Pros: Looks good no vibration ball jumps off it.

Cons: We have had the 31/21 for 2 1/2 weeks and it has 5 dents in it already. It dented the first round if bp. Going to contact Marucci to see if they are experiencing the same in the drop 8.

Pros: This is my first time reviewing a bat. My son is on a 12u travel ball team in Tampa FL. We recently purchased this bat and the first weekend my son used it he hit his first Over the fence HR. After my son hit his HR a few other kids used it and another kid hit his first HR. Our team now has 4 of these bats in different sizes and weight. Buy it. You will not regret it.

Cons: White color shows marks

Pros: Good pop, good feel, and no complaints on vibration

Cons: After 3 tournaments and 10 practices in less than a month the bat has a huge dent in barrel

Pros: Everything great bat LOVE IT

Cons: none

Pros: Hits ball good. Sound good too. Look good. Ball go far.

Cons: No bad

Pros: Powerful hits, Great pop, Far distant hits, No sting my son loves this bat!

Cons: No cons

Pros: This bat has made all the difference. We bought another well known bat also about 280.00 and all he got out of it was pop ups. Since he has started using this bat he was instantly his favorite. We will ALWAYS invest in a Marucci!!

Cons: I have nothing bad to say about this bat.

Pros: It's way better than the other cats and its awesome for not being a composite. If I had to recommend a bat it would be this one.

Cons: The grip isn't the best.

Pros: This bat is hot straight out of the wrapper. Big 8yo son (59" & 100lbs) was moving up from Easton Ghost X Hyperlite (29/17) to something a bit bigger (30/20). We looked at and tried almost all high end bats on the market, but he felt most comfortable with the balance of this Cat 8. The Ghost X was a composite so I was worried about stinging on mishits. After many cage sessions, he has not had even one stinger. He raves about how much better it feels than his Ghost X. Sound is just right and he now has more confidence at the plate than ever before, which is half of the battle for travel ball at his age. Same kid, same swing, and balls are traveling significantly farther than before. It is not a cheap bat, but at this price point, I would argue that you won't find a better bat. He has recommended this bat to everyone who is willing to listen. No issues with durability so far, but just getting started on the season, so only time will tell.

Cons: None so far!

Pros: great pop, not much difference that Cat7, but different sound coming off the bat. So far solid and ready to go out of the box

Cons: None so far

Pros: Great pop

Cons: A few dents, but it was a cold night

Pros: Great feel to it .

Cons: This is the 3rd bat we have dented in the first use of it

Pros: Good cool weather bat . Bought the bat because of cool weather affecting his composite bat. In season opening double header he went 5 for 7 with a walk off dinger and 7 rbi’s. Don’t think the homer would have carried in the cool weather with a composite bat.

Cons: Don’t know yet. That’s why I gave it 3 stars for durability. My grandson has only used it for one bp and two games.

Pros: Great pop different sound than Cat7, big sweet spot nice grip

Cons: none so far

Pros: Pop right out of wrapper.

Cons: Can’t use it in both leagues.

Pros: Great bat

Cons: The tape on the handle came off

Pros: Kid loves the bat

Cons: He wants more bats

Pros: Good feel kids pick it up and hit smooth quickly. Has good pop out of the box. I've always been a composite bat coach. This bat will work will for the team.

Cons: If anything lacks distance just by a few feet over some composites I have in the bag.

Pros: The -10 is great for our 12-year old!

Cons: Little spendy

Pros: Good feel, Great Pop, not much Vibration

Cons: My bat and a teammates bat both dented in the Fourth game of the season

Pros: Lot of pop

Cons: None really.

Pros: Bat seems very balanced and has good consistent pop.

Cons: Still has a little vibration but is better than earlier versions

Pros: Solid bat. Kid loves it!!

Cons: No home runs yet lol

Pros: Team likes it very well

Cons: Can’t use it in league because of USSSSA

Pros: Looked like a ton of pop

Cons: After 10 swings with official league baseballs the bat has at least 3 dents. One is a flat spot. My son is a 95 lb 11 year old and is pretty disappointed. I don't normally do bad reviews, but I got this bat because of all the great reviews. I know either just bats or marucci will make it right, but another of these bats will not be good enough.

Pros: My son loves the feel and the pop this bat has

Cons: Non so far

Pros: As soon as my son put it in his hands he looked at me and said it just feels good. Pop right out of the box. Balanced bat for greater bat speed

Cons: None yet

Pros: Plenty of pop

Cons: None so far

Pros: Confidence builder

Cons: Used 4 tournaments showing heavy signs of wear.

Pros: The performance of this bat is amazing!! It’s very well balanced and has big pop right out of the wrapper. You will not be disappointed with this CAT 8!!

Cons: Non at this time.

Pros: Looks great, plenty of pop right out of the wrapper, no complaints of any vibration

Cons: None so far

Pros: Great Pop

Cons: 20 Games into the season and had to return....bat has dents all over it.

Pros: Great bat good pop no vibration great durability and a great overall rating

Cons: Great bat good pop

Pros: Overall great bat with tons of pop, it has great end pop and middle pop. Little vibration to, especially for an alloy bat

Cons: There are tons of scuff marks even within the first week of having it, it’s going to get dirty quick

Pros: Best Pop out of any USSSA bat on the market. Our 9u team has used them all and we still use cat 8 and cat 7 exclusively good grip and padding on handle boys like the way it sounds on a hit over CF zen fit and finish is outstanding

Cons: grip tape starting to come loose after a few weeks, but we will replace with lizard skin before tournaments this summer anyways.

Pros: Good Pop, great feel and grip, easy to swing and solid bat

Cons: Not as much pop as expected and a little vibration but overall a very nice bat

Pros: Lots of pop

Cons: Maybe heavy for some players

Pros: Great bat so far!!!

Cons: Haven’t came across anything negative yet.

Pros: This bat actually has pop. My son has 3 bats in his arsenal. A CAT-7 (about $180), a Zen($350), and this Cat-8. Both the other bats are decent, but the Cat-8 is worlds above both the others and priced about in the middle. Since this bat was bought half the kids on the team hit with it. The sweet spot is almost from the taper to the end. Definitely the best bang for the buck.

Cons: Not USA approved.

Pros: Huge pop, very low vibration, excellent balance. After 5 seasons with Easton, and 2 broken bats, we tried the Marucci. Wow. tremendous pop. My son loves it, and now a ton of kids on the team have started to share it. Glad we bought it.

Cons: does not come in a -12 version.

Pros: Pop is ok

Cons: Have had three of them in 3 wks.. all have dented, which first two were replaced by just bats. We will see about third

Pros: 8 year old swings it great. He loves this bat. 28" 18oz. He's had other bats this size that swung him. Bat this bat is perfectly balanced.

Cons: Non so far

Pros: Great feel to both bats

Cons: None yet

Pros: The bat it Gucci. I hit 67 home find in a 50 game season. I also hit one 615 in bp. It’s ok

Cons: It broke in half

Pros: My kid love it. Makes a great sound. Playing 9U and made great contacts right out of the box.

Cons: None

Pros: My son used at -10 30/20 for age 13 Select. By the end of the season he had cracked it but it still performed even cracked. Marucci replaced it and we are on to next year. I research and buy bats for my son to try. By far this bat not only has best sweet spot, low vibration and best pop of anything in this price range or higher. If Marucci keeps this up I don't need to research or buy anything else. Love this bat. Don't change anything on quality or price Marucci, you are cornering the market. Thanks.

Cons: White wears rough, wish it was red like the Cat 6.

Pros: First tournament with bat over 7 hitters used it with great success! Won 3 games with multiple hits into gaps and over outfielders.

Cons: None so far.

Pros: Great bat for a great price. The Cat 8 has excellent pop with a very nice weight distribution and balance. The Cat 8 just feels good in the kids’ hands and provides them a confident at bat!

Cons: None that I can think of

Pros: This is our first Marucci bat and happy with the overall purchase and performance.

Cons: None

Pros: Power out or wrapper, balance, and huge sweet spot! My son is 8 and plays 9u travel ball. He swings the 28-18 and consistently hits solid line drives. He is on the small side but because this bat is so balanced, his contact has improved. I coach the club team and Nearly my entire roster swings CAT8’s

Cons: None

Pros: My son is 9, but with this bat he's hitting the ball over 300 feet! Could only get 220 from his CF Zen. Amazing! He's 26-29 so far with it with 18 HR and 6 doubles. Such a great bat!

Cons: He's made 3 outs so far, not good.

Pros: My son loves this bat has alot of pop. He does get hand stinger once in a while. Otherwise the bat is awsome

Cons: My sone has over 500 swings all practice the bats does have some small dents now. We have another cat 8 to use while we send the dented one back for warranty. Mariucci will only warranty the bat once .

Pros: had good pop

Cons: broke in half after a month of hitting

Pros: I bought the bat to replace my old one and I bought it used at Good condition and there were only 3 spots that I could see that we’re smudged.

Cons: There’s only a little bit of vibration but I haven’t hit with my batting gloves on.

Pros: Good pop right out of the wrapper. Great sound. Feels good.

Cons: None at this time

Pros: Good feel Comfortable Good pop

Cons: White gets dirty fast

Pros: Little to no vibration, good pop

Cons: A little pricey

Pros: So far it is performing well.

Cons: None yet.

Pros: Just got this bat for my 11 year old playing his first year of travel ball. After using a USA baseball bat for the last 3 years, this bat was very much appreciated. It has great pop and a nice big sweet spot. Vibration is minimal even for balls hit off the end or the handle. The bat also has a distinct loud “ping” and teammates usually take notice when you hear it. About half of the players on my son’s team use the CAT8, so this is clearly a very popular bat.

Cons: This bat has been used quite a bit in just 2 weeks as we have a batting cage at our house. There are a couple of small dings and the bat has only been used to hit real leather baseballs. I’m not sure about the durability, but time will tell.

Pros: Bat is balanced and has pop. No worries of cracking like composite bats. Third purchase in the CAT family the last couple of years. Each bat purchase was for different size and performance is repeatable. Players on team swing bat with confidence.

Cons: None.

Pros: My son loves it, adds a lot of confidence on the field!

Cons: N/A

Pros: The boy had a drop 8 he didn't like it to much so I bought this drop 10 and he's laying the wood to the ball.

Cons: None

Pros: My 10 year old son absolutely LOVES this bat! The majority of his travel ball team has a marucci bat too. My son says the bat does not vibrate in his hands when he bats. He loves the length and weight.

Cons: Expensive but worth it!

Pros: The ball seems to jump off the bat compared to USA bats and even other USSSA bats, ie, distance in hits has been 10-20 feet farther compared to other USSSA bats. It seems durable and solid so far. Need a little more time to gauge true durability. Swing is balanced and player really likes it. No complaints regarding vibration. Went with a 29” for an average-sized 9 year old even though usually uses a 28”. The extra length hasn’t been an issue.

Cons: Price

Pros: Love the sound of the pop!

Cons: No cons so far.

Pros: Love the bat and make good contact with it

Cons: None

Pros: My son has used the cat 8 for 2 years and he drives the ball like never before.

Cons: none so far

Pros: Over all my son has played with the cat8 -10 bat for over a year now. Paint around the end cap is gone but besides that it’s a baseball hitting peace of work. Good POP!

Cons: Little vibration ever now and then.

Pros: Tons of pop and no vibration at all feels really good but feels also slightly end loaded

Cons: none so far

Pros: My son actually hits the ball further with this bat.

Cons: None as of now

Pros: I love the way it feels when the ball goes off the bat

Cons: I really have no cons about this bat

Pros: My son is 11 and plays travel baseball. He loved this bat right out of the box, he had been hitting with the Demarini Zen and this seems to be a more balanced weight and a better fit. Great pop!

Cons: none

Pros: This bat is a world of difference from his other bat, different brand. This is our first time buying a Marucci. My son is hitting the ball with a higher exit speed and more distance. He really noticed the expanded sweet spot. As far as the vibration goes, way less than anything he has hit with before. He said he has felt no uncomfortable sting and he has hit the ball outside of the sweet spot.

Cons: Do not have any at this time. But this a lot higher end bat than what he has used in the past. USA bats. He has moved on to an 8U travel team. So, this is USSSA bat.