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A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season.
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He's gained nearly 2 mph in average bat speed and 0.8 mph in average exit velocity.
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Days later, the calls and orders, and test drives -- from big leaguers to rec leaguers -- are humming inside Victus Sports.
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King of Prussia-based Victus Sports is at the epicenter of baseball’s new bat craze. Here’s what you need to know about the torpedo and whether it will be here to stay.
After the new design erupted into the public’s attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest.
A new sensation is quickly spreading across Major League Baseball: so-called "torpedo bats" designed to help hitters by placing the barrel of the bat where they most frequently make contact.
Uzelac Gymnastics' Lillian Beckwith finished second in the all-around event at the Pennsylvania Level 8 championships March 23 at Spooky Nook Sports Complex. Beckwith had the second-highest all-around score out of 249 Level 8 gymnasts.
They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?
Baseball season is back, and it didn't take long for the New York Yankees to start crushing records and dominating conversation. And at the center of it all? "Torpedo" bats.The Bronx Bombers tied ...
The newest innovation in baseball, the bat has a seemingly inflated barrel that is thickest and heaviest where the player most frequently makes contact.
Baseball equipment manufacturers and sellers in North Jersey say torpedo bats are nothing new. But demand is surging since the Yankees' recent barrage