Key Takeaways
- The page is now staged for the 2026 Super Regional bat-tracking pass, starting with the June 6-8 watch list.
- Each new team pass should capture lineup spot, player, bat year, brand, model, and confidence level.
- Observed CWS lineups are shaped heavily by team deals, free gear, and NIL relationships.
Quick Take
Observed NCAA men's baseball BBCOR bat usage by team and player, staged for 2026 Super Regional tracking and current approved-bat context.
Over the years, we have tracked bat usage across NCAA men's baseball, especially in the College World Series and Super Regionals. This page is for BBCOR baseball bats and the teams and players we have observed using them. If you are looking for softball, see our NCAA fastpitch bats page.
Sponsorship Bat Deals
Many college-level programs have agreements with major sports brands for access to equipment. Usually, the players are not required to swing and use a specific brand, but they are highly encouraged by getting free gear and access to the manufacturer’s lineup. As such, you’ll see many colleges swinging the same brand.
In short, please take these outcomes with a grain of salt. These are often as much marketing plays by manufacturers as they are a commentary on the bat’s effectiveness.
What We Cover
NCAA Baseball Bats
There are two different questions here: which bats are legal for NCAA baseball, and which bats actually show up in college lineups. NCAA baseball uses BBCOR bats, and the official NCAA approved baseball bat list is the legality check. Our usage notes below are observation based. Ultimately, it's probably best for us to give access to the data and do with it what you will. If you use the data, please reference and link to this page.
2026 NCAA Baseball Bat Usage Snapshot
As of our June 6, 2026 NCAA approval snapshot, the official baseball list includes 1,831 approved BBCOR rows. Approval does not mean a bat is popular, though. In actual college lineups, usage still clusters around a few manufacturer ecosystems: Wilson brands (DeMarini and Louisville Slugger), Rawlings/Easton, and Marucci/Victus. Team deals, free gear, and NIL relationships shape what shows up almost as much as hitter preference.
2026 Super Regional Tracking Plan
This section is set up for the next 2026 Super Regional data add. As games air, we will log the starting lineup, handedness when visible, bat year, brand, model, and whether the pattern looks team-wide, NIL-driven, or player-specific. Once a team is reviewed, we can move it from the tracking pass into the player examples and update the brand/model counts.
For this pass, use the official NCAA bracket and schedule page and the ESPN Super Regional broadcast grid as the primary game list.
| Site | Matchup | Next tracking window | Status note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | No. 14 Mississippi State at No. 3 Georgia | Game 1, Sat. June 6, 11 a.m. ET on ESPN; Game 2, Sun. June 7, noon ET on ESPN. | Start with both lineups; if a Game 3 is needed, add Monday's TBD window. |
| Morgantown | Cal Poly at No. 16 West Virginia | Game 2, Sat. June 6, noon ET on ESPN2. | West Virginia leads 1-0 after a 12-2 Game 1 win. |
| Chapel Hill | Southern California at No. 5 North Carolina | Game 2, Sat. June 6, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN. | USC leads 1-0 after a 9-5 Game 1 win. |
| Troy | Little Rock at Troy | Game 2, Sat. June 6, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2. | Troy leads 1-0 after a 12-2 Game 1 win. |
| Auburn | Ole Miss at No. 4 Auburn | Game 2, Sat. June 6, 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. | Ole Miss leads 1-0 after a 6-4 Game 1 win. |
| Lawrence | Oklahoma at No. 15 Kansas | Game 1, Sat. June 6, 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2; Game 2, Sun. June 7, 6 p.m. ET. | Add Monday's TBD Game 3 only if necessary. |
| Austin | No. 11 Oregon at No. 6 Texas | Game 1, Sat. June 6, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN; Game 2, Sun. June 7, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. | High-priority watch because Oregon has recent non-uniform bat examples on this page. |
| Tuscaloosa | St. John's at No. 7 Alabama | Game 1, Sat. June 6, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2; Game 2, Sun. June 7, 3 p.m. ET. | Add Monday's TBD Game 3 only if necessary. |
| Field | What to add |
|---|---|
| Game | Super Regional matchup, game number, date, and broadcast/video source. |
| Team | School, opponent, and whether the lineup looks locked to one manufacturer. |
| Player | Starter name, lineup spot, position, and handedness when available. |
| Bat | Year, brand, model, and any visible custom/NIL colorway notes. |
| Confidence | Confirmed, likely, or needs rewatch, so we can correct misses before publishing counts. |
| Bat family | Who uses it | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville Slugger Select PWR, Omaha, Atlas | Tennessee is the cleanest 2024 example: Christian Moore used an Omaha; Blake Burke, Billy Amick, Dylan Dreiling, Hunter Ensley, Kavares Tears, and Cal Stark were Select PWR-heavy; Dean Curley and Reese Chapman used 2025 Omaha bats. Older observations also show Slugger-heavy Wake Forest and Stanford lineups. | Slugger tends to appear with strong college hitters who like hybrid power bats or traditional one-piece alloy control. |
| DeMarini The Goods, The Goods One, Voodoo One | Oregon State and Vanderbilt were The Goods-heavy in our 2024 cards. Texas A&M, TCU, Duke, and South Carolina also show up throughout this page with DeMarini-heavy lineups. | The Goods is still the college power-bat look. Voodoo One shows up when hitters want a one-piece alloy and faster barrel. |
| Rawlings Clout AI, Icon, 5150, Easton Alpha ALX | Kentucky was mostly Rawlings/Easton in our 2024 CWS card, led by Rawlings Clout AI and Easton Alpha ALX. Virginia was also Rawlings-heavy in our 2023 Super Regional observations. | Rawlings/Easton lineups often lean one-piece alloy or composite/alloy blends with long-running model families. |
| Marucci CAT X Connect, CATX, Victus NOX | LSU has been the clearest Marucci example on this page, and LSU publicly describes its baseball team as being geared up by Marucci. Arkansas also had CAT X Connect mixed into a less uniform 2024 lineup. | Marucci/Victus shows up most clearly where a program or hitter wants a heavier hybrid or Marucci-aligned setup. |
| Warstic Bonesaber and Bonesaber Hybrid | Arkansas is the best 2024 example here: Wehiwa Aloy, Ross Lovich, and Ty Wilmsmeyer were all observed with Bonesaber variants. | Warstic appears more often where hitters have individual choice or NIL influence rather than a full-team bat deal. |
| Stinger Guardian and smaller brands | We saw Jacob Walsh use a Stinger Guardian with Oregon in 2023, and smaller brands appear around the edges of less uniform programs. | These are real NCAA-legal options, but they are less visible than the big sponsored brand ecosystems. |
2024 CWS Player Examples
The images below are useful, but the table makes the 2024 card observations easier to scan.
| Team | Primary bats observed | Players and bats |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Louisville Slugger Select PWR and Omaha | Christian Moore - 2020 Omaha; Blake Burke - 2025 Select PWR; Billy Amick - 2023 Select PWR; Dylan Dreiling - 2025 Select PWR; Hunter Ensley - 2022 Select PWR; Kavares Tears - 2025 Select PWR; Dean Curley and Reese Chapman - 2025 Omaha; Cal Stark - 2023 Select PWR. |
| Kentucky | Rawlings Clout AI, Rawlings Icon, Easton Alpha ALX | Ryan Waldschmidt, Mitchell Daly, Ryan Nicholson, James McCoy, and Grant Smith - 2024 Rawlings Clout AI; Nick Lopez - 2025 Rawlings Icon; Emilien Pitre and Devin Burkes - 2023 Easton Alpha ALX; Nolan McCarthy - 2016 Easton Z-Core. |
| Arkansas | Mixed Marucci, DeMarini, Warstic, Louisville Slugger | Peyton Stovall and Ben McLaughlin - 2023 Marucci CAT X Connect; Kendall Diggs and Jared Sprague-Lott - 2024 DeMarini Voodoo One; Wehiwa Aloy - 2024 Warstic Bonesaber Hybrid; Ross Lovich and Ty Wilmsmeyer - Bonesaber variants; Hudson White - 2023 Select PWR; Nolan Souza - 2024 Atlas. |
| Oregon State | DeMarini The Goods and The Goods One | Travis Bazzana, Mason Guerra, Jacob Krieg, Dallas Macias, Gavin Turley, Jabin Trosky, Wilson Weber, and Elijah Hainline were all observed with The Goods or The Goods One variants. |
| Vanderbilt | DeMarini The Goods, The Goods One, Voodoo | Jack Bulger - 2012 Voodoo; RJ Austin, Jayden Davis, Alan Espinal, Troy LaNeve, Davis Diaz, Calvin Hewett - 2024 The Goods; Chris Maldonado and Jonathan Vastine - 2024 The Goods One. |
2024 NCAA Bat Usage
Kentucky Bat lineup
Kentucky looks like an Easton/Rawlings school. Fun to see that old 2016 Easton Z-Core. That bat has been poorly rated since its release but just goes to show how much parity there is in the BBCOR space.
Tennessee Bat Lineup
As we start tracking the CWS bat usage, fun to see Tennessee pull out some 2025 bats. The 2025 Select PWR as well as the 2025 Omaha from Louisville Slugger were both seen. And at the time of this writing the Vols are 2-0 and looking sharp.
Arkansas Bat Lineup
Arkansas has no overall bat contract. However, it does have some players that have an NIL deal with a company. So, it still isn’t some bastion of the independent bat choice based entirely on feel. NIL simply pushes the bias down a level and bat choices still controlled by big bat money.
Oregon State Bat Lineup
As games start to get on the 2024 season, and we track our best bats in that department, you can also follow along as we add 2024 Bat Usage by team. We’ll add what we find here.
Vanderbilt Bat Lineup
2023 NCAA Bat Usage By Model
One way to consider bat usage is to see the model most often used among the 144 at-bats of the 16 teams that made the super regionals. Of course, this suffers from sponsorship bias as many of these schools are required to hit with certain brands. In any case, the bat usage is as follows.
- 2022 DeMarini The Goods (14)
- 2023 Slugger Select PWR (10)
- 2023 Easton Black Magic (9)
- 2021 Easton B5 (8)
- 2022 Slugger Select PWR (8)
- 2023 Marucci Cat X Connect (7)
- 2023 Slugger Atlas (7)
- 2024 DeMarini Voodoo One (7)
- 2022 DeMarini The Goods One (7)
Does this make The Goods the best BBCOR bat? Not categorically, but it certainly doesn’t mean nothing (sic).
NCAA Bat Usage By Brand
You can also see the market share. But, take extreme caution here. Most teams are sponsored, so this is more a comment on marketing than on player preferences.
- DeMarini – 45 (31.25%)
- Louisville Slugger – 42 (29.17%)
- Easton – 37 (25.69%)
- Marucci – 10 (6.94%)
- Rawlings – 9 (6.25%)
- Wood/TAT2 – 1 (0.69%)
Championship Game Matchup
We also tracked the championship game. These bats were a bit different than these folks used in the Super Regionals, but about the same. In any case, it’s fun to see the bat’s that made the big dance.
The Marucci CAT X Connect is the bat that is almost 100% of the LSU lineup. Jordan Thompson swings the 2018 Posey28 Pro Metal (a metal bat that looks like wood).
Florida, a DeMarini school, has some weird symmetry with the first five hitters with The Goods and the final three with a single-piece alloy.
2023 Oregon Ducks
We’ve tracked NCAA bat usage for a long time and have never seen a wood bat used in the Super Regionals. But Rikuu Nishida used one in his first at-bat versus Oral Roberts. Note: That was not the color he used— he used a green/black one, but the idea is the same. It’s a clear disadvantage to using a wood bat as swing weight and barrel size will never be able to match what you can do in alloy and composite, hence the reason no one else does it. But mad respect for Rikuu for getting it done.
- Rikuu Nishida, RF, L, 2023, TAT2, TAT2
- Bryce Boettcher, CF, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods
- Drew Cowley, SS, L, 2021, DeMarini, The Goods One
- Sabin Cabellos, 3B, R, 2023, Louisville Slugger, Atlas
- Tanner Smith, LF, L, 2020, Louisville Slugger, Select PWR
- Drew Smith, DH, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods One
- Jacob Walsh, 1B, L, 2022, Stinger, Guardian
- Bennett Thompson, C, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods One
- Gavin Grant, 2B, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods
2023 South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina appears to be one of the few teams that does not have a bat sponsorship. It is fun, therefore, to see what bats they choose. There’s a good selection here, and the Voodoo One in 2024 is an interesting find, too. That means they at least have access to DeMarini, although the rest of the team isn’t ‘required’ to swing them. Who knows. In any case, we love the Maxum on this list too.
- Braylen Wimmer, SS, R, 2023, Louisville Slugger, Select PWR
- Ehtan Petry, RF, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods One
- Cole Messina, C, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods
- Talmadge Lecroy, 3B, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods
- Gavin Casas, 1B, L, 2021, DeMarini, The Goods
- Michael Braswell, 2B, R, 2024, DeMarini, Voodoo One
- Dylan Brewer, LF, L, 2024, DeMarini, Voodoo One
- Will Tippett, CF, S, 2024, DeMarini, Voodoo One
2023 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles appear to be an Easton school. Dustin Dickerson also has one of the oldest bats in the 2023 Super Regionals: the 2014 Easton XL1. The other notable expectations are the Maxum and the Fuze 360. Both are great bats, with some play from the middle of the lineup.
- Matthew Etzel – 2023 Easton Black Magic
- Dustin Dickerson – 2014 Eatson XL3
- Slade Wilks – 2022 Easton B5
- Christopher Sargent – 2023 Easton Black Magic
- Tate Parker – 2020 Easton Fuze Hybrid 360
- Danny Lynch – 2022 Easton Maxum
- Nick Monistere – 2023 Easton Black Magic
- Carson Paetow – 2023 Easton Black Magic
- Rodrigo Montenegro – 2023 Easton Black Magic
2023 Indiana State Sycamores
Indiana State, one of the few non-P5 teams to make the super regionals for 2023, has a great assortment of DeMarini’s with a couple of Sluggers in the mix. In terms of color appeal, the graphic looks great. Seeing a few of the older (2020) The Goods in there at 1, 3, and 6 is fun, too.
- Randal Diaz – SS – R – 2020 – DeMarini The Goods
- Josue Urdaneta – 2B – S – 2021 – DeMarini The Goods One
- Luis Hernandez – DH – R – 2020 – DeMarini The Goods
- Adam Pottinger – LF – L – 2021 – DeMarini The Goods
- Keegan Watson – RF – R – 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Mike Sears – 3B – R – 2020 – DeMarini The Goods
- Miguel Rivera – 1B – L – 2021 – Louisville Slugger Solo
- Grant Magill – C – R – 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Seth Gergely – CF – L – 2023 – Louisville Slugger Select PWR
2023 TCU Horn Frogs
Always exciting to see what TCU is swinging ad they are a marquee team for the biggest brand in the business (TCU). If anyone will get some early bat access, it is these guys (especially considering Vanderbilt is out). In any case, it’s fun to see the 2024 DeMarini Voodoo One rear its head. TCU has a real chance to go deep.
- Elijan Nunez, CF, L, 2024, DeMarini, Voodoo One
- Karson Bowen, C, R, 2021, DeMarini, Voodoo One
- Brayden Taylor, 3B, L, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods One
- Cole Fontenelle, 1B, S, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods
- Tre Richardson, 2B, R, 2024, DeMarini, Voodoo One
- Kurtis Byrne, DH, R, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods One
- Anthony Silva, SS, R, 2024, DeMarini, Voodoo One
- Luke Boyers, LF, S, 2022, DeMarini, The Goods One
- Austin Davis, RF, R, 2023, DeMarini, Voodoo One
2023 Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia is a Rawlings school, if you couldn’t tell. We always like to see bat companies drop in some new sticks for their elite players to use. Here you can see Ehtan O’Donnell with the new Clout AI in BBCOr and Henry Godbout with the new Mach AI. We haven’t seen these in any stores, so we believe these to be in the pre-release stage. Although we don’t know, our guess is that the Clout replaces the Velo in our minds while the Mach AI replaces the 5150. But, we won’ know more until Rawlings releases more information.
- Griff O’Ferrall, SS, R, 2023, Rawlings, 5150
- Ethan O’Donnell, CF, L, 2023, Rawlings, Clout AI
- Jake Gelof, 3B, R, 2018, Rawlings, Quatro
- Kyle Teel, C, L, 2023, Rawlings, 5150
- Ethan Anderson, 1B, B, 2023, Rawlings, 5150
- Casey Saucke, RF, R, 2023, Rawlings, 5150
- Anthony Stephan, DH, L, 2023, Rawlings, 5150
- Henry Godbout, 2B, R, 2023, Rawlings, Mach AI
- Colin Tuft, LF, R, 2021, Rawlings, 5150
2023 Duke Blue Devils
Duke looks to have some liberty on what bat they use, most using a Wilson umbrella-type bat (DeMarini/Slugger). But the Marucci CAT X looks great in that almost all-Wilson line up.
- Alex Mooney (SS, R, 2023, DeMarini Voodoo One)
- Andrew Fischer (3B, L, 2023, DeMarini Voodoo One)
- Jay Beshears (2B, R, 2022, DeMarini The Goods)
- Alex Stone (C, R, 2022, DeMarini The Goods)
- MJ Metz (DH, R, 2023, Louisville Slugger Atlas)
- Giovanni Digiacomo (CF, L, 2023, DeMarini Voodoo One)
- Tyler Albright (LF, R, 2023, DeMarini Voodoo One)
- Luke Storm (1B, S, 2023, Louisville Slugger Atlas)
- Damon Lux (RF, R, 2023, Marucci CAT X)
2023 Texas A&M Bats
Every once in a while you’ll come across a team like this where every bat is the same. It’s like they know something the rest of us don’t…
- Hunter Haas, SS, R, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Jack Moss, 1B, L, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Trevor Werner, 3B, R, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Jace Laviolette, RF, L, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Jordan Thompson, CF, R, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Ryan Targac, LF, S, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Austin Bost, 2B, R, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Brett Minnich, DH, L, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
- Max Kaufer, C, R, 2022 – DeMarini The Goods
2023 Stanford Bats
The 2023 Stanford Cardinals baseball team has a strong lineup of players, each with their preferred bat. Below is a list of the players and their preferred bat usage for the season:
Stanford Lineup
- Eddie Park, LF, L, 2023 – Louisville Slugger Atlas
- Tommy Troy, 3B, R, 2021 – Louisville Slugger Omaha
- Carter Graham, 1B, R, 2020 – Louisville Slugger Omaha
- Braden Montgomery, RF, 2021 – Louisville Slugger Omaha
- Drew Bowser, 2B, R, 2023 – Louisville Slugger Atlas
- Malcolm Moore, DH, 2018 – Louisville Slugger 518 Omaha
- Saborn Campbell, CF, 2021 – Louisville Slugger Omaha
- Charlie Saum, C, 2021 – Louisville Slugger Omaha
- Owen Cobb, SS, 2022 – Louisville Slugger Select PWR
Louisville Slugger is a popular choice among the team, with the Omaha and Atlas models used the most frequently.
2023 Arkansas Bats
Arkansans, apparently, can use any bat brand. So, it’s fun to look. Two hybrids (the Marucci CAT X Connect and the Select PWR) and seven single-piece alloys exist in the lineup. Of note, the least popular single piece (according to the internet), The Solo from Slugger, is the most popular among one of the best teams in the business. Things that make you go hmmm…
Arkansas Lineup
- Kendall Diggs RF R 2022 DeMarini Voodoo One
- Jace Bohrofen CF L 2023 Marucci CAT X
- B. McLaughlin DH L 2022 Louisville Slugger Solo
- Brady Slavens 1B L 2022 Louisville Slugger Solo
- C. Cali 3B 2023 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Mason Neville LF 2023 Marucci CAT X Connect
- P. Holt 2B 2022 Louisville Slugger Solo
- Parker Rowland C L 2023 DeMarini Voodoo One
- John Bolton SS R 2023 DeMarini Voodoo One
2023 Wake Forest Bats
Slugger dominates the lineup of Wake Forest. That is likely due to a contract, although the bats are plenty good. Lots of 2023 Select PWRs as well as some throwback 517 Omahas.
Wake Forest Lineup
- Wake Forest, Tommy Hawke, CF, L, 2017, Louisivlle Slugger, Omaha 517
- Wake Forest, Lucas Costello, LF, R, 2023, Louisivlle Slugger, Select PWR
- Wake Forest, Brock Wilken, 3B, R, 2023, Louisivlle Slugger, Select PWR
- Wake Forest, Pierce Bennett, RF, R, 2023, Louisivlle Slugger, Select PWR
- Wake Forest, Justin Johnson, 2B, R, 2023, Louisivlle Slugger, Select PWR
- Wake Forest, Jake Reinisch, DH, L, 2020, Louisivlle Slugger, Select PWR
- Wake Forest, Danny Corona, 1B, L, 2021, Louisivlle Slugger, Select PWR
- Wake Forest, Gio Cueto, CF, R, 2017, Louisivlle Slugger, Omaha 517
- Wake Forest, Marek Houton, SS, R, 2023, Louisivlle Slugger, Select PWR
2023 LSU BBCOR Bats
LSU is a Marucci School. Their lineup looks like this:
- Gavin Dugas – 2023 Marucci CATX Connect
- Tre’ Morgan – 2023 Marucci CATX Connect
- Dylan Crews – 2023 Marucci CATX Connect
- Tommy White – 2023 Marucci CATX Connect
- Cade Beloso – 2023 Marucci CATX Connect
- Jordan Thompson – 2023 Victus Nox
- Brady Neal – 2023 Marucci CATX Connect
- Paxton Kling – 2023 Marucci CATX
- Brayden Jobert – 2023 Marucci CATX Connect
The CAT X Connect is a heavy swinging bat made for big hitters, so it’s no surprise these bats are all over the place in the #1 ranked Tiger’s offense. The CAT X is a light-swinging bat, so it’s a bit surprising that Paxton Kling likes it so, but he’s a great hitter, so don’t fix what is not broken.
We don’t see our favorite bat in the lineup (the 2023 Marucci CAT X Composite). That’s because bigger hitters don’t like the light swing and smooth smash of the Composite. However, younger hitters in BBCOR do.
2023 Tennessee Vols
- Maui Ahuna – 2022 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Christian Moore – 2022 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Blake Burke – 2021 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Zane Denton – 2023 Louisville Slugger Atlas
- Jared Dickey – 2021 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Griffin Merritt – 2021 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Dylan Dreiling – 2022 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Kavares Tears – 2022 Louisville Slugger Select PWR
- Charlie Taylor – 2023 Louisville Slugger Atlas
The Tennessee Vols for 2023 is a Slugger school. As expected, the swing heavier alloy barrel bats. Most (7/9) prefer a two-piece hybrid with an endload in the Select PWR series. Surprisingly, the big hitter Zen Denton uses a lighter swinging single-piece alloy (as does the 9-hole hitter).
