Choose the right bat - It doesn’t matter if you’re the parent on the sidelines or if you’re actively involved in coaching youth baseball, choosing good equipment for the serious little leaguer is always a tedious proposition, especially when it comes to picking youth baseball bats. A number of factors have to be taken into consideration when it comes to picking out a good bat. I have always recommended fitting the bat to the child, not the other way around when choosing the right bat for youth baseball.

What do you need to know to choose the right bat? Youth Baseball Bat Size Chart included.

Louisville Slugger TPX Dynasty Youth

For over 120 years now, the Louisville Slugger continues to be the most recognized in the baseball bat industry. And the story of the Louisville Slugger TPX Dynasty and ExoGrid for youth baseball players would never have come to pass if not in 1884, a 17 year old named John A. "Bud" Hillerich. Bud’s father, J.F. Hillerich, owned a woodworking shop in Louisville in the 1880’s. Bud had snuck away from work early one day and went to see a baseball game in which Pete Browning of the Louisville Eclipse, the local pro team, had been mired in a hitting slump.