pony softball bat restrictions

PONYSOFTBALLBATRESTRICTIONS:
Thebatshallbeasmoothcylinderwithknobs.Onlybatsthatpassthrougha21/4inch(5.7150cm)diameterbatringarelegal.Eachbatshallbenomorethan
2-1/4inches(5.1750cm)indiameteratitsthickestpart,nomorethan34inches
(86.360cm)inlength,andnotexceed38ounces(1077.30g)inweight.There
shallbenodevices,attachments,orwrappingsthatcausethehandletobecome
flushwiththeknob.AllbatsshallmeettheASAbatperformancestandard.Laser
etching,otherthanonthebarrelispermissible.
a) AllbatsmustbeartheASAapprovedcertificationmarkandnotmustnotbe
listedonanASABannedBatlistunlessitbearstheASAapproved
recertificationmark.
b) MustbeincludedonalistofapprovedbatmodelspublishedbyASA.
c) Mustbeinthesoleopinionanddiscretionoftheumpire,havebeen
manufacturedpriorto2000and,iftested,wouldcomplywiththeASAbat
performancestandardsthenineffect.
d) Safetygriporcork,tape(nosmoothplastictape)orcompositionmaterial,
maynotexceedtwolayersoftapeandmustbeacontinuousspiral.Any
resinorpinetarispermissibleonthispartofthebat.Tapemustbeatleast
10incheslongandnotmorethan15inches.