Inventor guarantees his unbreakable wooden bat

Last update: August 27, 2008 - 1:22 AM

A New Jersey inventor says he has come up with a way to take that aluminum "ping" out of youth baseball and the broken bat out of the national pastime, while making the game a little safer with every swing. It's the unbreakable wooden bat, at least one that is guaranteed for a year.

Ward Dill unveiled his Radial Bat on Tuesday, promising the revolutionary stick would prevent injuries caused by the shattering of conventional wooden bats while providing a safer alternative to metal bats used in youth leagues and through college.

The bat is made from 12 wedges that are combined with adhesive and clamping pressure. The result is that the outside of each wedge has a tight grain surface, guaranteeing the best hitting surface at every spot on the bat. The bat would cost $150, $20 more than an ash bat. Two youth models cost $100 and $120.

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