The 2020 Combat B2 ATB (Advanced Technology Barrel) represented Combat's attempt to push composite technology forward before their market exit. This one-piece design promised an enormous sweet spot with their proprietary composite blend.
Models Overview
The B2 ATB came in limited drops, each featuring Combat's seamless composite construction and optimized swing weight. The Advanced Technology Barrel lived up to its name with impressive trampoline effect once properly broken in.
Construction & Technology
Here are the manufacturers write up on the bat's construction features:
- Extremely Balanced Swing Weight
- One-Piece, All-Composite Baseball Bat
- USSSA BPF 1.15 Approved
- ATB Composite Construction Employs Computer-Controlled Precision For The Most Technologically Advanced Barrel In The Game
- Spoked End Cap
- Modeled After One Of The Hottest Bats Of The Past!
- Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Performance Comparison
The Combat B2 is a JustBats sponsored and produced bat under the intellectual property rights they acquired during Combat parent company's bankruptcy. We aren't sure how it all works, but in any event, JustBats has retained the rights to both produce and sell a bat with the Combat name exclusively.
The Combat B2 takes the name from a 2014/15 Combat line and puts it on the Combat Maxum from 2018---which this 2020 B2 ATB is an exact replica of.
Comparable Bats
Other single-piece bats in the composite space include the Maxum series from Easton and Combat.
Overall grade: A-
Overall grade: B-
Overall grade: C+
The Bottom Line
After years of going undetected, one of the hottest bats of the past is back! JustBats is reintroducing the Combat B2 for the season, looking to no longer go Under the Radar! The COMBAT B2 ATB -11 USSSA Baseball Bat: SL20B211 utilizes ATB Composite construction, which incorporates computer controlled precision providing the most technologically advanced barrel in the game. This one piece, fully composite model will be stiff on contact, offers a well balanced swing weight, and a large sweet spot making it a great option for any type of young hitter!
