Rawlings Storm -13 Fastpitch Softball Bat: FP3S13
Features
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Drop 13 Length-To-Weight Ratio
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
Balanced Swing Weight
One-Piece, All-Alloy Softball Bat
Approved For Play In ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA, & ISF
Colorway: Black | Turqoise | White
Premium Alloy
X-Tended Sweetspot - Extended Barrel Maximizes Surface Area & Sweetspot
Ultra-Lightweight Design Maximizes Swing Speeds
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Description
2023 Rawlings Storm -13 Fastpitch Softball Bat: FP3S13
Flood the diamond with hits and make bystanders run for cover with the Rawlings Storm -13 Fastpitch Softball Bat!
Bat Benefits
Rawlings has built this Storm with a one-piece and all-alloy design that will help a beginning fastpitch player grow comfortable with the game of softball. This premium alloy bat boasts Rawlings' X-Tended Sweetspot which is implemented to ensure that a young lady gets a bat that can display some performance...while not hurting her parents' wallets!
Also, the drop 13 length-to-weight ratio and ultra-lightweight design of the Storm will be extremely beneficial for young ladies as they develop proper fundamentals!
Warranty
It is impossible to become as renowned as Rawlings without dedicating time to helping customers! With that knowledge, Rawlings is sure to offer their twelve (12) month warranty on this bat. If you buy this bat from us and notice an issue with the bat during the first 12 months from the purchase date, please let our Bat Experts know. The Experts understand the warranty processes for the manufacturers and they will get you the info needed to begin a warranty replacement process with Rawlings!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 1 Customer Review
Pros: Light for a quick swing. Long barrel with wide rage for a sweet spot. Sounds great loud pop.
Cons: My daughter says she does have to wear batting gloves due to hands sweat with the handle.
Questions and Answers
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About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
Bat Properties
Approved For | ASA ISA NSA USA Softball USSSA WBSC |
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Barrel Diameter | 2 1/4 |
Bat Construction | One-Piece |
Bat Type | Softball |
Color | Black Teal White |
Deals | Personalization Eligible |
Length to Weight Ratio | -13 |
Material | Aluminum |
Softball Bats | Fastpitch |
Swing Weight | Balanced |
Vendor | Rawlings |
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