Hitting with the MARUCCI CAT9 & CAT9 CONNECT - BBCOR Baseball Bat Reviews

For the first time in 2 years - Marucci drops two new additions to their BBCOR lineup - the CAT9 and CAT9 Connect BBCOR. Over the past 10 years, the CAT series has evolved from the Cat5 - always making seemingly small but sure improvements to their bat technology. Will the CAT9 be an upgrade from the fan-favorite CAT8? Let's find out..

Marucci CAT9 BBCOR:
-Slight endload - the tweak they made to their grip taper makes this bat easier to whip though in our opinion.
-One-piece alloy (requires no break-in)
-Huge sweet spot - performs great on mishits - not quite as large as the Cat8 but still impressive for a 1-piece alloy
-Loud typical CAT ping
-No handle flex
-Not much sting in the hands at all
-The pop off the barrel was the most noticeable upgrade from our perspective - a smaller, but hotter sweet spot
-$350 - SPENDYYY for a one-piece alloy. A good cheap alternative to this would be the Stringking Metal Pro or the Marucci Cat7.

Marucci CAT9 Connect BBCOR:
-Endloaded and decently heavy swinging - a good grip/taper though makes this bat a bit easier to swing.
-Alloy barrel, composite handle (requires no break-in)
-Huge sweet spot - performs great on mishits
-Sounds a bit louder/deeper than the Cat8 Connect. Almost kind of a BESR Alloy sound.
-Stiff handle for a two-piece hybrid
-Very strong/powerful barrel that doesn't get bullied by the ball.
-No sting in the hands really
-Hits the ball a mile - you're likely not gonna find a BBCOR with more pop than this.
-$400 - SPENDY for an alloy barrel. A good cheaper alternative to this would be the Stinger Nuke BBCOR - gonna have similar attributes, but a bit of a smaller sweet spot.

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