2023 Marucci CATX Composite Review | Best USSSA bat?

The BBCOR CATX is a lightweight and very balanced two piece baseball bat made especially for contact hitters.

You are not going to feel vibrations when you mishit the ball and the sweet spot is also quite bigger.

It is so much lighter and balanced that it'll be able to please much larger audience that hit with a lightweight and balanced bat.

Players are loving the taper on handle and the grip which is super sticky.

The USSSA version of the Marucci CATX is the best senior big barrel USSSA bat in the lineup this year.

The overall in hand feel of the bat can be defined similarly as the BBCOR one. People are loving the grip tape of the bat.

The balance of the bat is so good and feels so much lightweight that you are gonna swing it much faster and harder.

CATX BBCOR performs quite good for a two piece composite bat not the best but really great.

Since, the 2023 Slugger meta and DeMarini CF is still not launched we could not completely say that it performs best but so far it has been great.

The lighweight, balanced swing weight, huge sweet spot and ding sound makes it a great performer in the BBCOR lineup.

USSSA CATX's performance can be defined as, 'we've not seen a bat hotter than this one'.

We don't care what others say but we declare it that hottest baseball bat in the USSSA lineup in the year 2023.

The CATX Composite has some construction upgrades that the CAT 9 Composite did not have.

The 2 5/8 inches barrel is still made with the multi-directional composite material, however there are some changes to the barrel profile which helps in more balanced and faster swings.

Other features like, Mid-balanced barrel, OLS Connection, Ring free barrel construction and Micro-Perforated grip remain the same as CAT9 composite.

So what are the upgrades in the all new 2023 Marucci CATX Composite?

New custom-molded handle taper ergonomically designed for each drop ratio provides better fit  and more bat control while swinging.

Another change made to this bat is - S40 Stiff composite handle which transfers more energy from athlete to the ball and makes the handle almost 8-10% stiffer than the CAT9 Composite BBCOR Bat.

For the USSSA CATX Marucci has made similar changes that are made to the BBCOR CATX.

The two piece composite construction has a mid-balanced barrel just like the Slugger Meta's have.

Features that the prior model did not have are as follows- Custom molded taper designed for each drop ratio bat that gives better in hand feel and more bat control the the batter.

Handle made with S-40 composite is stiffer and transfers more energy from the batter to ball for a better and enhanced performance.

Barrel-profile is also fine tuned along with a slightly bigger barrel and bigger sweet spot on the barrel.

Apart from these all other features remain same as the CAT9 Composite.

Marucci Bats are known for its long lasting construction, especially the CAT series barely get any mark on the barrel after years of usage.

So far, CATX BBCOR has not received any complaints regarding the durability.

However, CAT series usually don't get complaints about the durability issues but this time USSSA CATX has got some issues with the paint.

The paint starts chipping earlier than it should be, other than that everything is just great.