The long piece of wood that the player uses to try and hit the ball with. The bat can't be longer than 42 inches (3 feet 5 inches or 1.06 meters). The bat can also not be, at its widest point more than 2 æ inches thick. The player is allowed to put sticky, glue like matter on the bat to help him get a good grip on the bat. The sticky material can only go 18 inches up from the bottom of the bat.