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Authorized Dealer for
SandLot
Stiks
Just the Best Wood for Demanding Baseball Leagues, Teams,
and
Serious
Players
Save on durable
pro stock Maple, Birch, and the talk of ball players in the know "American Beech Bats" |
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Makers of Professional
Bats for
Independent Professional Leagues, Semi-Pro
Adult Leagues,Youth, High School, and College Players
Sandlot Stiks
High Density
New American Beech Wood Bats
Made from high quality dense Beech billets, these
bats enable batters to prove themselves.
This bat is more explosive on
ball contact
than any bat I have used in the past 30 years. The sound is
more crisp, the ball harder hit, and just darn angry coming off
anywhere near the sweet spot.
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Grown in America Hand
Made
in the USA
American
Beech Wood Bats
Fulcrum
M5 Granite Series
CBC8
CB225
CB110
CB271
Life's a Beech Control Your Game |
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Full or Half Crimson Fire, Full or
Half Smoke Grey,
Full or Half Clear, Full or Half Black |
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Call to order 503 208 2009
31, 31.5, 32, 32.5, 33, 33.5, 34,
34.5,& 35
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Why we Sell Wood Bats...Because
the Rule Book says to!
That's how baseball's played!
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The HDX "High
Density X-treme" wood bat series explained:
Maple and Birch Pro Wood Bats
Why is high
density better?
It's all simple physics really. Without
getting too technical; density is directly related to mass and mass
is directly related to force. Force directly impacts the ball flight
of a batted baseball. Dense wood has more mass and weight at the
point of contact with a baseball which in turn transfers more force
to the batted ball. The result can create longer ball flights and
higher ball exit speeds on average. More importantly dense wood
tends to hold up to repeated impact better than lightweight wood.
But not all dense woods are proper for baseball bat production and
not all dense wood bats are designed properly for maximizing swing
speed. The HDX Series bats are manufactured from ideally processed
High Density North American Hard Maple logs and have been designed
for a manageable weight range and balance to help improve bat speed,
control and durability. The HDX Series bats are consistently similar
in weight to the standard modern high school and collegiate metal
bats available today and come cupped as a standard to optimize
balance.
Why are Sandlot Stiks HDX Series unique?…
It's all in
the design of the bats and processing of the lumber from which they
are manufactured.
Anyone can take a piece of wood and make it
look like a baseball bat, but what makes one piece of wood ideal for
the abuse of repeated impact from batting pitched baseballs and how
to make it into a bat you can swing effectively is a whole different
ballgame! It takes years of experience producing wood bats to gain
the knowledge to know what the right wood is, we have it. It also
takes experience of playing the game at the elite levels to
understand the mechanics of a baseball swing and how to properly
design bats to execute that swing. We have that too! Now we're going
to pass it all on to you. NEW
BATLAC Bat Finish
proprietary “GREEN”
BATLAC TM H2O waterborne topcoat with
"Backspin Technology" designed specifically for use on wood baseball
bats.
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Maple List $120
cost $99 Plus Shipping USPS Priority Mail
Maple List $120 your cost $99
MC8
The C8 was designed by CEO Chris
Corso and minor league catcher Matt Ceriani as an alternative to the
243. This bat features conventional knob and thin .925” handle with a
full 2.48” barrel. For those looking for a full barrel Maple bat, this
is the answer. It utilizes a denser wood and yields better weights than
the 243 and is one of our most requested models among our professional
clients. Currently only offered in maple and comes with a black
handle/unfinished barrel.
32/29, 32.5/29.5, 33/30, 33.5/30.5, 34/31,
34.5/31.5, 35
Maple List $120 your cost $99
Model 225 This is
another Sandlot Stiks original design, and quite possibly our most
famous bat because it was designed by CEO Chris Corso for Barry Bonds in
2002. Designed to fit comfortably in the hand and whip through the
strike zone with a massive rock hard hitting surface; the 225 features a
large tapered knob, .925” handle diameter and long 2.50” barrel. This is
a power hitters bat in every sense. Currently only offered in maple with
a Crimson Fire/unfinished barrel.
32/29, 32.5/29.5, 33/30, 33.5/30.5, 34/31,
34.5/31.5, 35
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Maple List $120 your cost $99
M271
The 271 is by far the most widely used wood bat shape in all of
baseball. Hitters of all types have used this design for many
years, most notably it was the bat used by Ken Griffey Jr. for the
duration of his baseball career. It features a .925” handle with a
flared knob and long tapered 2.48” barrel. Not much more needs to
be said about this one. The model 271 comes all black and is available
in maple and birch.
32/29, 32.5/29.5, 33/30, 33.5/30.5, 34/31,
34.5/31.5, 35
Maple List $120 your cost $99
Model 110 This
bat shape was originally designed for arguably the greatest switch
hitter in the history of baseball, Mickey Mantle. The Model 110 is a
classic design which remains popular to this day. Featuring a slightly
tapered conventional knob, .97” diameter handle and a long tapered 2.45”
barrel, the 110 is quite possibly the most versatile bat used today.
Great for contact and power hitters it is one of our recommended models
for the players transitioning from metal to wood. The model 110 is
available in maple and birch and comes unfinished.
32/29, 32.5/29.5, 33/30, 33.5/30.5, 34/31,
34.5/31.5, 35
Maple List $115 your cost $99
The Model 72 features
a conventional knob with a .94" handle and a 2.42" barrel. A favorite of
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken and Derek Jeter who recently reached the 3000
hit mile stone. The model 72 comes all
Crimson Fire and is available in both
maple and birch.
32/29, 32.5/29.5, 33/30, 33.5/30.5, 34/31,
34.5/31.5, 35
HDX Pro Maple List $155 your cost $130
FULCRUM M5 A true 2.12" large flared
knob adds balance to this large 2.45" diameter barrel bat by forcing the
hitter to choke up on the handle a bit. This design has a .91" handle
and is great bat for a broad range of hitters from contact to power.
Burgundy
The all new FULCRUM M5 is the latest in HDX Technology by Sandlot Stiks.
We’ve taken our already ridiculously hard HDX TIMBER and produced
another fantastic model. The FULCRUM M5 was designed by Chris Corso to
utilize our Trademark "HDX" (High Density X-treme) timber while keeping
a manageable swing weight. The OVERSIZE tapered knob adds comfort and
protection against hamate bone injury all the while functioning in
combination with a cupped modest diameter barrel as an OPTIMAL-BALANCE
to the ultra hard and dense timber. We then reverse dip the FULCRUM M5
bats in our already proven BATLAC Burgundy finish which adds another
element to balance weight from the barrel to the handle. The balance
point or “Fulcrum” is thus shifted to the perfect area of the bat for
maximizing swing speed optimizing moment of intertia and transferring
more mass and energy per square inch to the baseball. The result is a
ZERO WEIGHT DROP bat which swings like a -3 and produces upon ideal
impact a far better ball exit speed and ball flight distances than the
normal -3 weight drop wood bat. The FULCRUM M5 utlizes the most dense
material we offer for added baseball crushing stone like surface
hardness.
Youth wood bats are on the
way back Become a better
hitter now
melt the metal and swing the wood
Maple or Birch $90 your
cost is $ $75
call to order 503 208 2009
Junior Tournament version of the adult model 141
J for youth and little
league, a long time favorite of Sandlot Stiks founder and CEO Chris Corso, the model 141JT features a conventional knob, .945" handle, and
long 2.22" barrel. This smooth swinging bat is one of two Junior
Tournament models we offer, the other being the 271JT.
Available in 28,
29, 30, and 31 inches.
Maple or Birch $90 your
cost is $ $75
call to order 503 208 2009
Junior Tournament version of the adult model 271
for youth and little league. The 271 J is by far the most widely
used wood bat shape in all of baseball. Hitters of all types have used
this design for many years, most notably it was the bat used by Ken
Griffey Jr. for the duration of his baseball career. The 271JT features
a .925” handle with a flared knob and long tapered 2.22” barrel. This
smooth swinging bat is one of two Junior Tournament models we offer, the
other being the 141JT. Available in 28, 29, 30, and 31 inches.
All PRO XL2 Maple game bats are available in 1/2" increments from
32"-35" and -3 or higher weight to length ratio. Because we have chosen
our models carefully we can generally meet the weights without the need
for a cup. However we can remove up to .30 of an ounce using a 1.5"
diameter cup without compromising barrel end integrity. Models M205 and
M331, 34" or larger come standard with cupped ends.
"With all the latest
developments in the wood bat industry over the past ten years or so, all
the focus has been placed specifically on designing a better
construction of the wood bat. We have taken this one step further and
developed a better coating to go with a better wood bat "says Corso.
With the help of Matt Ceriani of the Edmonton Capitals Professional
Baseball Club and Mac's Professional Baseball School in Chico, CA, Mr.
Corso has developed BATLAC TM H2O waterborne topcoat with "Backspin
Technology" designed specifically for use on wood baseball bats.
"The
flight of a baseball is directly impacted by the way the ball spins
after it comes off the bat. Studies have proven several key factors
control what makes a ball travel farther when hit. Bat speed, undercut
(where the ball is contacted in relationship to its center), ball exit
speed, trajectory, and backspin. The pitch of course also helps
determine how far a ball can be hit. It has been proven under optimal
conditions a seventy-eight MPH curveball can travel farther than a
ninety-four MPH fastball when hit. This is due to a higher rate of
backspin. The spin of a curveball is augmented when hit with backspin by
up to 800 RPM. A fastballs spin must change direction when hit in order
to create backspin. A bat surface with a high coefficient of friction
will help create more backspin thus helping the ball lift, travel
straighter and with less wind resistance, resulting in more distance.""
Ink Grain Ink Grain
MLB has asked that it’s approved bat manufacturers place the label of
the bat on the vertical grain or longitudinal axis of Maple bats because
they say this is the weaker side. This of course goes against 100+ years
of traditional belief that the longitudinal axis is the stronger of the
two sides. MLB says through the studies performed on bat breakage in
2008 it has been proven Maple bats will have a tendency to break less
violently when hit on the flat grain or Tangential axis side. In
addition the strength of the Maple wood is up to 30% stronger on that
Axis.
Ash wood is ring porous and has an open grain, which gives the layers of
wood a tendency to separate if struck against the tangential or face
grain. So hitting on the longitudinal grain makes more sense. Maple is a
diffuse porous wood and has very uniform structure and tight grain.
Under a microscope it looks like a 3D traffic grid. The fibers of Maple
are short and rigid, thus the main concern with maple is that it often
breaks in half or multiple pieces causing very dangerous spear like
projectiles.
“If it means having a safer product, we’ll conform to the new MLB rules
too” says Corso. “We have always been very discrete in choosing a
straight grain for all our game bats because this makes for a stronger
bat. Since our inception in 1996, we have enforced a strict quality
control incorporating most importantly the Zero slope of grain idea for
our lumber. We have always made sure our suppliers either Split our
billets or saw for grain and fiber straightness with very little to no
slope of grain. Multi-piece fractures a far more likely to occur when
the wood rays or fiber direction is at an angle or not parallel to the
center of the wood. When hardwood logs are split, they will split along
the direction of these fibers creating the straightest possible grain in
both the longitudinal and tangential directions. When logs are sawn,
they may be sawn at an angle to those fibers of the tangential axis
creating a weak fiber direction. An ink dot will now be placed on the
Maple and Birch bat handles at the 12" mark. The ink will bleed into the
fibers of the grain and run along them revealing the direction or slope
of grain”.
“For Maple wood especially since it has a natural tendency to be more
brittle than Ash, Birch and Beech due to its short rigid fibers, the
grain in both directions need to run as parallel as possible to the
center of the piece of wood for the entire length of the bat. This will
insure optimal strength of the wood. Even though we were aware of this
in the past and made sure our bats had strict grain standards, we were
not aware of the strength difference between the two directions of
grain. All our new Maple and Birch bats will have labels on the
longitudinal grain, but will keep the labels on the traditional face
grain for Ash bats due nature of the wood itself."
Sandlot Stiks will now offer their high quality bats to the rest of the
baseball world focusing mainly on independent professional leagues and
amateurs alike. “We want to try to service our customers better than
ever before. Unfortunately when we were left hanging by MLB, the rest of
our customers felt the repercussions. We had a hard time filling some of
the orders placed at the same time MLB pulled the rug out from under us.
We simply ran out of products because we could not afford to pay for
more wood to complete the orders. It was like being in a sinking boat
and not being able to bail out fast enough. That was a terrible time for
me!” said Corso “But, now we're ready to do it right and get the
customers back.”
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