The 2023 Easton Hype Comp is a light-swinging, two-piece composite built for hitters who want maximum barrel per swing weight and a premium feel at contact. It delivers smooth feedback, a large usable sweet spot, and strong performance when squared up. While it was marketed as a flagship at launch, its role today is better understood as a refined, feel-first composite rather than a category leader.
Models Overview
The Hype Comp lineup includes BBCOR and USSSA versions across multiple drop weights. It targets developing and contact-oriented hitters who benefit from a light swing and controlled composite response rather than raw mass or stiffness.
Construction & Technology
A two-piece composite bat built with Easton’s Thermo Composite Technology barrel and a Pro Stiff carbon handle. The ConneXion Max system reduces vibration while keeping energy transfer efficient, and the Power Boost soft knob improves bottom- hand comfort and leverage. Overall feel is smooth and dampened, with a very manageable swing weight.
Performance Comparison
The 2023 Hype Comp is functionally unchanged from the 2022 version, with updates limited to cosmetics. Performance, swing feel, and construction remain the same, making prior-year models equivalent when found at a discount.
Comparable Bats
Comparable two-piece composites include the DeMarini ZOA, the Marucci CATX Composite, and later Easton Hype variants. Compared to these, the Hype Comp emphasizes balance and ease of swing over stiffness or end-loaded power.
Overall grade: A
Overall grade: A
Overall grade: A
The Bottom Line
The 2023 Hype Comp holds up well as a smooth, easy-to-swing composite, but it no longer represents the top end of Easton’s performance lineup. Its value today depends almost entirely on price rather than differentiation.