Though wooden bats are rare in modern college baseball, they’re still occasionally seen. In 2023, Oregon infielder Rikuu Nishida used a wooden bat in what would be his only season with the Ducks.

Micah Gibbs, Director of Player Performance and Master Bat Fitter, holds a bat while talking about bat balance at the Baseball Performance Lab on the Marruci campus on Monday, June 16, 2025 in ...

Earlier this year, Marucci and Victus became the official bats of Major League Baseball, replacing rival bat maker Louisville Slugger. One reason for the switch, Noah Garden, deputy commissioner ...