[kai]

If your team is in conference check the conference rules. If not, there are not middle school bat rules. The high school rules do not cover middle school, and should not. I have seen little league/cal ripken kids still using their 2 1/4 bats. My team does not use these but, but we do use senior league big barrel bats with weight drops up to -10. I view middle school as a transition to high school and most middle school kids, with exceptions, are not ready to use -3 bats. I think -5 to -8 are the best transition weights and I prefer the these for my better 7th and 8th grade kids, weaker kids and younger kids I will allow to use up to -10.