Product Description

The Triton composite bat features a unique three-piece design, with a separately built handle, barrel, and Bubble Transition (BT) Zone. The BT Zone--which is located between the handle and barrel--functions as the bonding piece, optimizing the relationship between the other two pieces and creating a stiffer and stronger bat. The 2-1/4-inch barrel, meanwhile, boasts an exclusive computer-designed pattern with precisely positioned layers of graphite, resulting in an extra-long length and a huge sweet spot. Other features include a 7/8-inch standard handle with a synthetic grip, a Louisville Slugger end cap, and a -12 oz. weight ratio without the grip. Available in lengths ranging from 28 to 32 inches (with weights from 16 to 20 ounces), the YB91T carries an industry-best one-year warranty.

About Louisville Slugger
In many ways, the rich 120-year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. "Bud" Hillerich. Bud's father, J.F. Hillerich, owned a woodworking shop in Louisville in the 1880s when Bud began working for him. Legend has it that Bud slipped away from work one afternoon in 1884 to watch the Louisville Eclipse, the town's major league team. After Pete Browning--the Eclipse's star who was mired in a hitting slump--broke his bat, Bud invited him to his father's shop to make a new one. With Browning at his side giving advice, Bud handcrafted a new bat from a long slab of wood. Browning got three hits using the bat the next day. Browning told his teammates, which began a surge of professional ballplayers visiting the Hillerich shop.

Although J.F. Hillerich had little interest in making bats, Bud persisted, eventually registering the name Louisville Slugger with the U.S. patent office in 1894. In the early 1900s, the company was one of the first to use a sports endorsement as a marketing strategy, paying Hall of Famer Honus Wagner to use his name on a bat. By 1923, Louisville Slugger was the selling more bats than any other bat maker in the country, with such famed clients as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Lou Gehrig. In the ensuing years, the company has sold more than 100 million bats, and 60 percent of all Major League players currently use Louisville Sluggers. The company now sells far more than bats, including fielding and batting gloves, helmets, catchers' gear, equipment bags, training aids, and accessories.

Product Details

• Composite baseball bat designed for youth league players
• 3-piece design with separately built handle, barrel, and Bubble Transition Zone
• 2-1/4-inch barrel includes precise graphite layers for extra-large sweet spot
• BT Zone optimizes relationship between handle and barrel for better stiffness
• -12 oz. weight ratio without grip; available in 28- to 32-inch lengths

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