Easton S3: SL11S310B Senior League

Pros: Confirmed,--same Rival Pop without the dents, great balance and amazing distance and son loves the BLACK & YELLOW graphics!

Cons: None yet, we probabaly hit over 100 balls and no dents, last years Rival had 3 dents just from hitting 20-30 ball off the tee!!!

Pros: my son loves his new bat , great pop, no dents so far , better than Rival

Cons:

Pros: Bought this for my 10 yr old son 1 month ago. He has been using it at practice 3 times/week. He has never been a "power hitter" more up the middle type of hitter. My son, his coach and I have noticed the ball traveling a lot further when he hits. At practice the other day (cool, damp day) he actually hit the fence consistently. His hits up the middle also seem to have more power/speed. 2 months ago he was using a Worth and not hitting as hard, so I don't think its a "kid is older" issue. No dents. Good grip. I never was one to believe that a bat could "improve" a hitter but in my sons case it has.

Cons: My concern is with the end cap. Another coache's kid was using the same type of bat and after two practices the end cap popped off. His dad mentioned that he saw another end cap pop off from another bat. I don't know if it was a bad batch (These two coaches odered at the same time from another supplier)or is there an issue with the glue. Keeping my fingers crossed it was just a bad batch.

Pros: 7 y/o Son loves the look. Hard to find a 27" 17. Glad we found it. Son had a 26" 15 easton stealth last year. He likes the ping sound when he connects much better than the composit of the stealth. Had it about 2 weeks. We hit a 6 gallon bucket a balls every night getting ready for the spring season and no dents yet. Hasnt had the chance to use it in a game yet.

Cons: White scuff marks from the balls mess up the cool black and yellow look; but thats baseball baby!

Pros: Great pop right out of the box! Great grip and great look!

Cons: None

Pros: amazing pop,can hit bombs

Cons: dented in the first day

Pros: Nice Pop, nice design, 7 yr old son hits the ball pretty well with this bat

Cons: No performance issues at all!

Pros: I hit in the cage with this bat and no dents and really good sound.

Cons: No cons so far.

Pros: Nice Pop right out of the wrapper. Son has only had 2 rounds with the bat, but the bat definitely seems better than last years Rival.

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Pros: Great bat, Great graphics. My son is ripping the baseball hitting it into the net. CANT WAIT to try it in the batting cage, and practice.

Cons: NONE SO FAR.

Pros: Both players on the same team like the bat so far in practce. Tournaments start next so we will how the bats perform.

Cons: Stings on hits near end cap. Sons teammate snapped his S3 in two pieces during batting practice.

Pros: great bat before the dents

Cons: bat dented after twenty balls of soft toss bought a new bat because rival replacement was on backorder have to send back new i bought and use the replacement bat son is worried if the new bat will dent too

Pros: The kid loves the new bat. Seems to have a lot of pop regardless of where the ball hits the bat and good overall feel. He also likes the design.

Cons: As with any other bat review, the bat is only part of the story. If the Batter does not have skill, the bat makes little difference:)

Pros: Hit his 1st homerun on a rainy day with this bat. Has a lot of pop when ball is hit coorectly. My son is not a big 10 yr old and yet he is consistently hitting to the outfield with this bat. Loves it

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Pros: bat has pretty good pop right out of the wrapper

Cons: was dented during the first game of the first tournament of the year

Pros: This bat looks good and hits good

Cons: The bat does hit good, but we noticed dents the size of baseball on two sides of the bat. This bat was used at one tournament and practice less than a month. Easton gave a credit refund to be used on their site, the problem is, it's on back order-what good is that? I had to order on another site and I can't use the credit towards this site.

Pros: awsome bat no dents line drive every time

Cons:

Pros: lightweight, huge barrel and great grip

Cons: none

Pros: it has great pop and is not heavy

Cons: it chips easy

Pros: Great pop. Well balanced. Ball flies off of bat.

Cons: Bat dented on a line drive first game out. Returning it for a new one.

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: Hit about 10 game balls and now has a ball sized dent in it. How can they even get away with selling these bats? I will never buy another Easton bat! Worst of all it's made in China!!! Really we American's can't make bats? I am just disgusted with the amount of money I just flushed down the toilet on this bat!

Pros: Great pop right out of the box. My 11yr old 115lb kid DID well with it. We picked this bat as it was the closest thing to a 5150 (that he loved). New team can only swing Easton bats.

Cons: End cap keeps coming out about 1/8-1/4 of an inch after making good contact. Had an umpire tell us he has seen that with many Easton bats this year. I don't mind paying good money for a product as long as I get a good product. I also can't send it back and get another (we play every weekend). It is now his "practice" bat. Hey Easton you have a quality control problem !

Pros: Great hits in the few time my son used it and a nice grip.

Cons: Bat has a HUGE dent in the center between the S & T of Easton after my son's 2nd tournament plus multiple small dents. Easton has this bat on backorder until the end of May which is the end of the season. Easton said that they do not have any replacement bats. Spent $200.00 on a bat that he will never use!! EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED with the company!!!!

Pros: great pop baught a cf5 and the cf5 does not compare to the s3 its well balanced

Cons: spent money on a cf5

Pros: OH MY GOSHHHHHH! BETTER THAN ANY OF THE COMPOSITE HYPE THIS STICK IS THE BOMB REALLY WAY AHEAD OF THE OTHERS AWSOME BAT! ITS GOT POP BABY!

Cons: ALL THE OTHER KIDS WANT ONE TOO PARENTS MAD AT ME

Pros: Great balance, Great pop, Dent free!

Cons: None so far. Son loves it, Dad couldn't be happier

Pros: Great Pop !! Solid Performance !!

Cons: None

Pros: great bat to use in the game.

Cons: never stop useing it its a great bats

Pros: Lots of pop, great balance, awesome graphics. Easton has a winner here. The S3 builds confidence every time my son uses it!

Cons: Nothing at all!

Pros: great pop nice grip nice feel balanced good look everybody on my sons team is buying it he had a v grip it had an OK pop compared to this bat the v grip has no pop

Cons: NONE

Pros: Great pop every one on my team is buying this bat I had a v grip it has no pop compared to the s3 nice look nice grip.

Cons: NONE

Pros: AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cons: NOTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pros: great pop straight out of the box. really hit some bombs with it

Cons: none yet

Pros: I bought the 29/19 for my 9 year old. He has no problem swinging this bat. This bat has good balance, even with the massive barrel. Seams to have good pop. Love the paint scheme as well.

Cons: Haven't had the bat long enough. No dents so far. keeping my fingers crossed.

Pros: Has good pop real good grip nice design.

Cons: Has a small dent first time out for batting practice in the process of exchange.

Pros: Bat has great pop and seems to hold up better then Rival. Son hit one ball off fence and a home run with it first tournament with it. Bat is smooth and easy to swing no hand shock at all.

Cons: none so far

Pros: My son's team swings nothing but Easton S Series this season. Last weekend, due to the cold weather (high 40s to low 50s), everyone hit S3s. In 4 games, our team hit 7 home runs. Before last weekend, our team's previous high was 2 home runs in a weekend. I didn't see any other teams hitting the S Series bats exclusively-- and, interestingly enough, no other teams had near the home run output that our team had. Coincidence?

Cons: Hope our rivals don't figure out our secret.

Pros: Great bat when it wasnt dented, comparable to the old Rival

Cons: Bat first dented after 1 1/2 months. Tried to RMA online w/ Easton like they suggest and was ignored. Called to get RMA after a week of waiting only to be told that the bat is on backorder till the end of June (currently 3/15/2012). Was told I could get the 2 5/8" but it was still on backorder till end of April. Wouldnt upgrade or give me a refund, was told I just had to wait. Pretty unacceptable in my opinion. This is my sons 5th Easton (2 rivals, stealth, and 2 1/4" S1) and will be his last.

Pros: This bat is awesome at my tournament today i hit the fence twice !!!!

Cons: No Cons at all!!!!!

Pros: Was good out of the wrapper .

Cons: now that we have used this bat for 3 mths it seems to have totally lost its pop .

Pros: Got the 29'/19 for my 8 yr old son. 1st season using Big Barrel. He's hitting "Lasers" with this bat. I'm a big Easton fan, used the brand in college and have always loved product. Opening day Dble Header last week, he hit a "come backer" Rope, so hard at the coach, he almost needed medical attention. I highly recommend this bat. Solid sound, great cosmetics.

Cons: ZERO.

Pros: Quality Bat, Great pop, Easton bats are tops.

Cons: None

Pros: Great bat with lots of pop!

Cons: None

Pros: Great Pop!!! We have several Full Composite bats (Omen, Combat, Demarini) on our team - this bat beats them all. My 10-yr old switched to this bat and it added 20 ft to his ball. He hit his first one out of a 200ft field with this bat.

Cons: Used all pre-season and for first 2 tournaments and is starting to dent.

Pros: Bat looks great has a lot of pop but it dents easy.

Cons: the bat dents to easy I do not reccomend this bat and horribal customer service on easton part

Pros: Huge pop off the barrel, unbelievable balance. Kids that were using much lighter bats are able to handle this with ease. Builds confidence in every level of hitter. First time my 8 y/o son was up he one hopped it over center field. Now he can't wait to get up to bat. Team has every bat imaginable and this one is by far superior. Out hits all of them

Cons: Paint chips very easily. Have several spots chipping after a couple weeks use. That's it!!!

Pros:

Cons: dented on first hit ever

Pros: Only used it 3 games great pop, the ball flys off this thing!

Cons: All the other kids want to use it but they dont want to take care of it!

Pros: Nice grip, cool graphics

Cons: Don't get this bat! I had this bat and it dented in my first school ball game! I got it replaced and it dented again im my next school ball game! I got it replaced again and it dented in my first travel game!

Pros: This bat has a lot of pop. Well balanced. Love the grip. Kids launch the ball. Great looking too!

Cons: None so far

Pros: GOT SOME POP GOOD BAT

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Pros: Great bat, durable, excellent pop, love the one piece design and the balance of the bat. 8u son uses it in CP AND KP tourneys.

Cons: Besides yellow paint chipping nothing!!!

Pros: My son loves the look of the bat! It is balanced well and easy to swing.

Cons: He has played one 8 year old coach pitch tournament and the bat is already dented and stings his hands really bad. He doesn't want to use the bat anymore because of the sting. I had several of the boys try the bat at practice and they all threw it down and said it stung. I have sent the bat back and waiting to see how the new one does. Was told I couldn't sent it back again that the next bat was not warranted. Sure is early in the season for a bat that is this expensive to be broke and then no warranty? I would not purchase this bat again.

Pros: Awsome pop my son hit it over with this bat a lot

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Pros: has very good pop and very good grip.

Cons: its top heavy i feel other bbc -3 bats and they feel lighter then the easton s3

Pros: This is a great bat for my 9 year old. He swings it well and it has great pop. He also has a Marucci Cat 5 and he seems to hit the Easton farther and with more ease.

Cons: None.

Pros: This bat has great pop and I have gotten this bat for my son and so far he has hit 4 HR with it in a total of 7 games played.

Cons: On mine luckily it has not yet got dented but on most bat owners say it will get dented very quickly

Pros: My son loves this bat. He has hit better than he ever has and feels very confident when using it. The team loves using his bat as well. They are playing like pros!

Cons: None!

Pros: great pop

Cons: wont hold up dents my kids are 10 and 11 we are on our fifth one since christmas but atleast they are returns from last year

Pros: This bat rocks. Has great pop and distance. My 8 year loves the batn

Cons: None

Pros: SO FAR SO GOOD...CRUSHING IT WITH MORE POP THAN LAST YEAR...SON LOVES THE BAT

Cons: NONE YET

Pros: great grip great pop out of the got the 31 21 hit every ball at the cage haven`t gotten to use it in a game

Cons: white scuff marks but nothing has affected the bat

Pros: It is a very good bat i have had alot of good hits with it.

Cons: None besides the white scuffy when i hit the bat.

Pros: Great pop and dont dent easy!

Cons: Because its black you can see scracthes but good!

Pros: Great bat has great pop better than any other bat on the market. It has defintly changed my hitting with more power and more hard hits. better than demarini worth louisville slugger or any other bat you could think of . Love this bat!!!!!

Cons: none

Pros: Easy to swing and good pop. The boys really like the bat but...

Cons: Bought several of these for our travel teams. All are denting. The wait time to get a replacement is long which tells me it's a big problem! The Easton Rival was known for denting and unfortunately this bat has the same issue.

Pros: nice pop and great feel while swinging. hit multiple homeruns with it.

Cons: have had this bat for at least 2-3 months and has multiple dents on after playing about 6 tournements with it

Pros: awesome pop, best bat we have used to date

Cons: none

Pros: no. dents. great pop

Cons: none

Pros: Has great pop hit 3 homers already with it...but that doesn't mean anything I hit 1 with the 5150 an 1 with the vertex but it's a great bat took a while to dent

Cons: notice I said dent..... The bat has two dents and a few tiny ones a bunch of paint chips also. Another unusual thing is my friend has the same bat and after two tournaments it bent it looked like a banana. Another friend had the same bat and it was almost flat on one side

Pros: good pop i think ive been hitting bombs.

Cons: had it for a month and its dented in like 3 spots.

Pros: Has lots of pop. Fair price.

Cons: Busted after about 8 games. Easton Company takes 3 weeks to return right during travel ball this is rediculus

Pros: its the best bat in the world

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Pros: great pop

Cons: end loaded

Pros: well i like the bat over all it has major pop out of the wrapper hit 3 the went 320 to 340 and im 12

Cons: i uses it for 4 months and it broke on the inside and it broke on a double so idk if i would recommend it

Pros: Amazing bat great pop great grip huge sweet spot better than the rival. Just got out of my cast and i hit with it for the first time yesterday and i was bombing it every swing. I LOVE THIS BAT SO MUCH!!!!!

Cons: Haven't found any yet

Pros: I hit with this bat in practice and I hit 9 home runs over the fence no lie grate pop and bounces off bat so fast.

Cons: There isn't any at all at possible.

Pros: were cool looking good flex and pop ne dents

Cons: a little hevey for some people

Pros:

Cons: after 10 hits end cap came lose

Pros: so far so good

Cons:

Pros: Like many of the Easton bats it's easy to swing. Has good pop. AND unlike the Rival has proven to quite durable. No dents thus far. Nice bat.

Cons: Cost is too high. Would give it 5 stars if it was priced lower. If it wasn't for the new USSSA stamp I would have waited until next season when the price drops.

Pros: The Awesome Grafics.

Cons: After three hits i had two home runs and three dents. Terrible Don't buy. The rival has more pop and doesn't dent. It would be good if it didn't dent. I am a really good power hitter and this was the bat i was recomended to. I recomed the easton rival or the rawlings 5150.

Pros: i love it

Cons: asome

Pros: Very quick shipping and easy to work with in getting the bat to our door.

Cons: In 20 hits in BP with game balls, the bat is oblong with some caving in 2 areas. Very disappointing after all the rave reviews of how good it was. Pop? I didn't see very much. The Vertec seems to be double the pop.

Pros: to much people use it most people on my team think its goos well i dont only 1 can hit good with it

Cons: not comftorable grip

Pros: Nice graphics

Cons: Not as much pop as rival the ball dosent explode off the bat

Pros: Looks good with alot of pop.

Cons: dented after just 7 hits.In 80 degree temps. Alot of money for just 7 hits!!!!!

Pros: great pop, luv da graphics, sweet handel, can't wait to get my first home run!

Cons: none

Pros: best bat

Cons: 12345678910

Pros: SAME POP AS RIVAL GREAT BALANCE LOVE THE BLACK AND YELLOW COLORS NO DENTS SO FAR

Cons: BAT STINGS WHEN U HIT WITH TOP PART OF BAT SON MISSES THE RIVAL

Pros: hitting over the fence this year

Cons: envy

Pros: BEest bat ever!!!!! i am 7 for 7 with 2 home runs this season with this bat

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Pros: GREAT pop, nice design/detail.

Cons: the grip is a (-)

Pros: INCREDIBLE BEST BAT EVER!!!! As soon as me and my 12 year old revived it (within 1 week we took it 2 the cages and he was killing.5 hmruns this season. BEST BAT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cons: Not a bit

Pros: none

Cons: bat has no pop and doesn't compare to last years rival. Just sent it back to Easton for a replacement. I have seen other kids using the same bat type bat on other team hitting bombs. I think my son just got a bat with no pop. We will see if it was just that.

Pros: Very nice looking bat. Feels great. Large sweet spot

Cons: Visible dents after first use

Pros: Great pop from this bat. Very balanced. No dents thus far 300-400 hits during practice. Cant wait to see it in our first tournament in 2 weeks!!!

Cons: With a black and yellow bat the sweet spots turns white quickly. So the great look gets tarnished quickly.

Pros: It sure does look good. The “pop” seems to be there but no more than any other good 1.15 USSSA bat.

Cons: STING-STING. This thing will sting like a wasp if you hit it on or near the end-cap. I suggest you look at another bat before spending your money on this one

Pros: good looking bat, seems more durable than last year's Rival

Cons: Not nearly as much pop as the Rival.

Pros: None

Cons: Used bat twice in cage batting practice and already have two small dents and one big dent..

Pros: none

Cons: it has terrible sting when you hit with it and doesnt have enough pop for its price. DONT BUY IT

Pros: Wonderful bat everyone on his baseball team uses it..Well worth the money.

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Cons: Don't recommend this bat. I have all 3 new Easton batts the s1 s2 s3 Easton worse product