BB71 Wood Bat Description

Just starting to swing a full-sized wood bat, coming up from our DR100 youth bat, or just wanting a little more bat speed? The BB71 is the lightest of the Phoenix wood bats, with a length-to-weight difference of -3. Rock maple, northern white ash, or our wood composite, the BB71 professional series wood baseball bat (known in other circles as the C271) is great for the singles and doubles hitter. It features a slightly flared handle transition in to the knob and a barrel that gives this wood bat nice pop to slap it in to the gaps.  It’s a really good fit for the prototypical lead-off, second and ninth hitter in the line-up. 

BB71 wood bat stats:

2-1/2" slightly weighted barrel
Medium flared 15/16" handle
-3 in maple and ash

Typical user:

1, 2, 9-hole hitter in the line-up

Anyone transitioning from a youth to an adult bat

Anyone wanting a solid wood bat, but who is concerned about weight

Not a fan of a flared handle? Try our JK5 pro series wood bat—it’s the same barrel as the BB71, with a more traditional transition from the handle into the knob.

Remember, if you tend to get jammed, go with a maple bat. If you tend to take balls off the barrel end, consider an ash bat. And if you tend to hit it all over the bat, go with our all wood composite bat for extra durability.  Want more distance? Both the maple bat and the composite bat give you a little more distance, typically 10-15 feet over an ash bat.

Not sure which bat to go with? Take the Phoenix Bat challenge: try a bat for 10 days and if you don’t like it send it back. More details here.