The Maniac is on the loose!
Miken has successfully combined E-Flex Technology and Titan Elemental Technology; and the rules of how a ball is propelled off a bat no longer necessarily apply. Miken has once again unleased the most dominant composite bat allowed on the field - the Mega Maniac 585. USSSA 1.20 certified and comes with a 13.5" barrel with preferred thin handle. Get the Maniac in your hands and drive the competition crazy. See more
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Page Excerpt: Ten years later in 1869, another rule was added that stated the baseball bat could be no longer than 42 inches in length - the same maximum length allowed today. At this time there was no rule regarding the shape of the bat.
Baseball bats in the early days of baseball came in all shapes and sizes. In the 1850's baseball was an extremely young sport and batters made their own bats and experimented with bats of all varieties . They quickly learned that bats with rounded barrels seemed to work the best.
