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Experience the pinnacle of baseball bat engineering with the 2024 Marucci CATX2 -8 USSSA Baseball Bat. Designed with an athlete-driven focus, this bat integrates Marucci's groundbreaking anti-vibration technology in the knob and endcap, significantly diminishing vibrations to enhance comfort during play. This innovative feature ensures a smoother swing, allowing players to concentrate on their performance without the distraction of hand sting.
Crafted with a ring-free, multi-variable wall design, the CATX2 expands the limits of barrel diameter, fostering a substantial surface area and a generously extended sweet spot. This advancement not only boosts the bat's overall performance but also facilitates increased power and precision, enabling hitters to make solid connections with the ball more consistently.
The CATX2's design excellence is complemented by its lightweight nature and superior balance, making it a prime choice for players aiming to enhance their swing speed and control. With a one-piece, all-alloy construction, it offers a balanced swing feel that serious athletes will appreciate. Its precision-balanced barrel optimizes the moment of inertia, providing precise control and a balanced feel that enhances maneuverability at the plate.
Additional features include a liquid-gel dampening knob that incorporates a patent-pending technology with a precise amount of liquid-gel to absorb vibrations, ensuring a smooth and solid feel throughout the game. The bat's handle is custom-sized with a professional-inspired taper that enhances the ergonomic fit, adding comfort and improving bat control.
- Brand: Marucci
- Sport: Baseball
- Barrel Size: 2-3/4 in
- Certification: USSSA 1.15 BPF Certified
- Drop: -8
- Frame: One-Piece Alloy Construction for a clean, consistent, traditional swing feel
- AZR Alloy - Undergoes A 3-Stage Thermal Treatment Process. Creates A More Responsive Microstructure That Results In A Better Feel, More Forgiveness & More Performance. It Does All This While Maintaining The Strength Of The Material.
- Optimized Barrel Profile means a more evenly distributed mass of the ring-free, multi-variable wall design across the entire barrel for a wider, more consistent sweet spot
- Tightened Production Tolerances allow barrel diameters to be built to the maximum limit, creating more surface area and higher overall performance
- Balance Point moved ~1” closer to athletes’ hands for faster swings
- Thinner Handle leads to more bottom hand control
- Liquid-Gel Dampening Knob, a patent pending technology that features the optimal amount of liquid-gel to reduce and absorb vibrations for a smooth, solid feel during contact
- Multi-variable wall design creates an expanded sweet spot and thinner barrel walls that are more forgiving after off-centered contact
- Ring-free barrel construction allows for more barrel flex and increases performance with no "dead" spots
- Precision-balanced barrel results in a lower M.O.I. and balanced feel for precision and control
- Custom-Molded Handle Taper, ergonomically designed for each weight drop for a better fit, more bat control, and a better overall feel between athlete and bat
- Custom-Molded Handle Taper: designed to be easily removable to fit athletes’ preferences
- Gray, 1.75mm micro-perforated soft-touch grip with extra tack improves feel and control
- Series: Cat X2
- Warranty: 1 Year
- Year Released: 2024
- Adding our Heat Roll with Progressive Pressure to your order may cause decertification, check with the governing body of your league for clarification
Manufacturing tolerances, performance considerations, and grip weight may cause variations from the listed weight/Mass Index.
OPTION GUIDE: Should I order this bat stock/untouched or Heat Rolled with Progressive Pressure?
If you order your new bat Heat Rolled with Progressive Pressure, it will be delivered to you completely and evenly broken in. This process adds 20-40ft of distance to your solid hits, increases consistency, improves durability and adds 2-3 business days of lead time to your order. If you plan to use the bat in an official game or event, please verify the legality of our process with your league or sanctioning body before use. We (LongballBats.com) do not encourage the use of a Heat Rolled bat in any game or event where it is against the rules. Click here for details about our process!