Bats Used by Team USA

[NapoleonD]

So watching the telecasts, it was mentioned several times that during the Olympics, the teams will be able to use the Non ASA approved bats. What fastpitch bat out there is not ASA approved and still available to be used/purchased? Every Worth, DeMarini, Mizuno (Easton and Andersen not included as we all know none of the ladies are swinging those) seems to be ASA approved. Just wondering if special bats are being made just for the Games or are there still "hot bats" out there?

[3Bsnag]

There are a lot of non-approved bats out there that are really hot.

Here's the link of non-approved, but also includes slow pitch:
http://www.asasoftball.com/about/build_batlist.asp

[ssarge]

Virtually any bat which is approved under the BPF 1.20 standard, rather than the ASA f2219 testing standard will be hotter. Mainly because they can be.

As a practical matter, this means bats that are approved for USSSA, rather than for ASA. There are a lot of bats like that. Many of them are slow pitch bats, meaning that they weigh 27+ oz. That won't be a deterrent for most of the national team hitters.

Regards,

Scott