Which year Xeno was the best...

[Sonerai]

Enjoy all the fantastic Xeno and LXT’s while the girls are still young( I think all years were amazing until Wilson bought them in late 2016) because once they hit college. They are gone. Oldest Xeno model on NCAA list this past year was the 2018

There are plenty of colleges with players using newer Xenos. Look at ASU and FSU as examples.

 

[ANNASDAD]

We were always a LXT family but I've still got a 2016 33" Xeno that's hot as a match!

 

[Century300]

There are plenty of colleges with players using newer Xenos. Look at ASU and FSU as examples.

Yep you are exactly right. But this thread was referring to everyone using the older 2013.2014.2015.2016 Xeno’s...as my daughter also used one of those Xeno’s. But when they get to college, those year Xeno’s are no longer on the approved bat list. This past years approved list, the 2018 Xeno was the oldest Xeno that was still allowed use in NCAA

 

[HunterMO]

DD has a 2014 Xeno (White/Purple) that is hot. The first time she used it in the cages at practice I thought she was doing BP with her Ghost. Even she commented about how fast the balls were coming off the bat.

It's her backup/BP/cold weather bat. But she likes it so much she'll pull it out now and again just for a different feel.

 

[Bean13]

Isn't there one that is illegal in USSSA?

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Yep you are exactly right. But this thread was referring to everyone using the older 2013.2014.2015.2016 Xeno’s...as my daughter also used one of those Xeno’s. But when they get to college, those year Xeno’s are no longer on the approved bat list. This past years approved list, the 2018 Xeno was the oldest Xeno that was still allowed use in NCAA

I didnt have a ton of time, but I see all the way back to 2013 on the approved list

 

[Century300]

Core I just went through the NCAA softball April 2022 approved bat list again, And there are no LXT or Xeno’s on there older than 2018’s. Same goes for Demarini’s. The oldest approved bats I see on the list at quick glance are 2016 Easton Mako’s. I knew for a fact that the 2017 Xeno wasn’t on the list, because last September my daughter had her first college game and she called me and said,” when did the 2017 Xeno become illegal”, I said it’s not. She said, “well 2 of our freshman were told they are not on the approved list”. So I looked them up and sure enough, there were no Xeno’s older than 2018’s.

https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/softball/rules/PRWSB_ApprovedBatList.pdf

 

[Century300]

I didnt have a ton of time, but I see all the way back to 2013 on the approved list

Also no -11 Demarini’s are on the list, but there are up to -13’s in Easton’s. Not that one will ever be used. But I found it interesting that there were -11 Ghost but no -11 CF’s at all.

 

[CoreSoftball20]

I just looked on the USA bat list...they are there. I dont see the NCAA list being diff than
the USA list since thats the org they play under. But I have no idea whats going on with the list you showed

 

[Century300]

I just looked on the USA bat list...they are there. I dont see the NCAA list being diff than
the USA list since thats the org they play under. But I have no idea whats going on with the list you showed

The 2011 Easton Stealth FP11ST10 is still on the USA bat list but got it’s 3rd strike with NCAA following the 2015 or 2016 season. The NCAA bat list definitely doesn’t follow the USA bat list. Like I mentioned earlier, I seen it first hand with my daughter and the 2017 Xeno this year