Hitting with a 1990s Easton C-CORE | Baseball Bat Bros

[@jasoncarter9356]

I am 46 and my son 13. This is our favorite form of entertainment. A new Bat Bros video is always a reason to gather around the TV.

[@ST-ku5ni]

Did you enjoy swinging the C-Core as much as I did in the 9o's? Love these blast from the past videos.

[@YzerWings]

Agreed. I love these vids

[@steinmart1023]

Same man same

[@bluepirate78]

Exactly

[@mikeemayhem3201]

The ping of that Reflex instantly brought me back to high school/college years. One of the most beautiful sounds to ever come from a baseball field.

[@davidc3943]

Anything TPX was the go to bat back in the late 90’s into the 2000’s. A lot of colleges and high schools used them!

[@src0241]

I played college ball in the mid 90s and ya as pitcher it was definitely fun lol. Barely finishing a pitch and a gd bullet going past my head…. But I did like hitting with those bats as well. Anyone else still have there 90s bats? I have like 6 of them still and let my 13-15 Yr old players use them in BP. They have so much fun hitting bombs.

[@robertflint4115]

The 90’s were no joke. You always played edge of the grass and don’t blink. 🤘😎

[@jabo2619]

@@robertflint4115 pretty sure there were fatalities with some of balls coming off those bats. Hence the reason for the bat standards to come in to try to tamp the performance down.

[@robertflint4115]

@@jabo2619 Yes, it's when my brother played. Stupid fast

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

BESR wasn't really any different lol

[@ShaneSnell.21]

C405 Aluminum bats were absolute weapons

[@aaronkaczorowski2753]

@@jabo2619 No doubt....you were dead if you were not paying attention....

[@SquidWithGear]

Here I was thinking that was an empty college building.. The thought of people grabbing milk and hearing these bombs pepper the roof killed me 🤣

[@ryanmacdougall4651]

I love the ping of those 90s Easton and LS bats. So sweet

[@alexletemoin]

Yesssssss

[@xBulletproof1]

Watching you use 90's bats makes me feel better about my late 90's 2.XX ERA in high school. 😆

[@TheReaper42069]

Me too and man I miss it

[@mramisuzuki6962]

I remember pitching and trying learn a splitter and was only a low/mid 80s guy, yes nice flat 78 splitter. Dude hit the ball so far they couldn’t find the ball across the street. Yea I knew I was gonna have to back to catching after that one.

[@califinn]

That's second gen C-Core right there, mid-90's --- I've still got the 34/30 sitting in my bedroom! Still has great pop!

[@justlikestartingover8938]

Yeah, the original came out in 93, was black and orange, and a drop 3.

[@src0241]

Still have mine as well but in college I went through like 3 of them bc the shell would crack.

[@ffstone77ify]

This is 2nd edition c core. Came out 95-96. The original is orange and black with matte finish. Much much hotter. I have one.

[@beardedbricky7834]

Send it to them please that bay was a monster!!! Guys used to hit balls that would hop on a line they would hit it so hard. The orange og was the better for sure!

[@Lunaboi44]

The orange and black was later in the 90s. It was new when I was a jr in high school. Around 98

[@ffstone77ify]

​@@Lunaboi44no the original c core orange and black was 92-93. The black and red he's using was 95-96.

[@ffstone77ify]

​@@beardedbricky7834mine is cracked all over. I have an original graphite i told them about but they didn't respond.

[@ryanmckay7431]

100% - my buddy Trolley had one and half the team used it

[@BradyCrisp-i5j]

Easily my favorite you tube channel. My high school days the C Core was a Godsend. I played high school ball with Randy Moss(yes he played baseball and was damn good) and when we got ours, he tanked 3 in a game. No lies.

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

I played 4A Baseball and Juco in 1998-2001 my God those bats were incredible!!! I smashed 14 HRs my senior year in 1998 with the green TPX C405+ it was and is an absolute monster! Out of a 21 game regular season.

[@califinn]

The C405 was a legend! Swung the 33/30 in JuCo, amazing barrel on that thing, so balanced, and incredible pop!

[@joshwagner4370]

Was that bat dark green with orange TPX outline?

[@BatFlipBP]

Bringing me back to the glory days.

[@davidliskey3553]

I'm sure you still have a slowpitch one😂

[@BatFlipBP]

@@davidliskey3553 HAHA! no C-Core but there are definitely some older gems in the collection :)

[@Csr-u5d]

My favorite bat. Just tge 32/28 freshman and sophomore year in highschool. Then switched to the 34/31 air attach 2. Bombs

[@ktnmthkng3613]

I still have my C Core!!!! Hit many home runs with it! I'll never get rid of it

[@Linksta22]

Red C-Core was the best bat ever. I still have mine too. I hit .465 and .458 Junior and Senior year in HS with it, was a 32/28 and now I've got my 9 and 7 year old hitting BP with it. Straight up the best bat I've ever owned. Never gonna get rid of it. Red C-Core forever!

[@shanewatters4967]

I would love to see you guys hit with the 1990 silver with blue writing TPX. Led the state in hr's in high school with a 34/29 drop 5. I never seen another blue one even then. Love the content you guys put out.

[@jps226]

The graphics on these barrels bring me right back to hanging out in my dad's dugout and looking at all the cool bats his teammates had. The sound too!

[@ballgloveking]

This bat + batting glove combo is elite 🙌

[@slummvill_7569]

early 2009-2012 Eastons was great as well. Easton Stealth Black & Silver bat was a gift from god. the Easton silver/orange composite was my very first time going yard.,, fell in love with Easton since……..season after i dominated with DeMarini tho 😤😤😭

[@Longtermgomeshort]

Classic bat video is a must watch every time.

[@Simon-er4xi]

I used a 35’ 32 ounce black magic and loved it. Then went to wood same size and loved that even more. Great memories guys showing these .

[@Yahtzee_09]

As a high school player from the 90s, every second of this video made me so nervous with those low temps. In Michigan, we used to have our crappy cold weather bats to save the Eastons and Louisville Sluggers.

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

Yeah bro I was in high school ball from 1994-98 and broke several during the cold months.

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

In the late 80s, we saved our Eastons by USING Louisville Sluggers. 🤣

[@weswooton797]

I played in Michigan and we started warming up for baseball in the gym 😂. Played several games while it was snowing 😂 Eastons were definitely the bat of choice for our team. I had a C-core reflex and the first Z-core

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

@weswooton797 We always started indoor Legion practice inside for about 3 weeks in SD. Moved outdoors then and at least tried to get some regional doubleheader in by the end of May before the season got in full swing. We squeezed 95 games in one summer, all told. I'd never want to do that again. 🤣 We basically did it all with the 32" and 33" greens (thin and thick handles) and a Black Magic or two.

[@CameronHimes-xv3kp]

I grew up in Bend playing at genna since I was 13. One of my coaches used to rave about the C cores. He even brought his old college bat to let us try it. So stoked to see you smash these bombs there. I'm sure my old coach would be even more excited to see it. Thanks for sharing your passion for baseball

[@Misguidedchild0351]

This is the bat that I’ve been asking you to do for 2yrs… Thank You

[@thearrogantcorndog5704]

2000/2001 Easton Gold Redline 33-30, and 2003/2004 Easton Orange ConneXion 33-30 were the undisputed GOATS when I played HS ball

[@LTR1420]

I loved that Orange ConneXion. It was my first drop 3 and I used it until it was dead and cracked lol.

[@I_Eat_Meat12345]

I still have that gold Redline. Huge sweet spot and tons of pop.

[@MyYTaccountName]

I just got a 32/29 c core and it is in PERFECT condition. Not a scratch or chip on the barrel. Found in Facebook marketplace for $15 lol I replaced the handle with a lizard skin tape and it’s a beauty. Thanks for this video, I’ve been wanting to see you guys use this for a long time now.

[@tomw485]

That Easton Reflex was my bat in 8th grade. Absolutely loved it. I remember we were all mad the following year when they changed the rule to -3 w/ 2 5/8” barrels for high school… we hit the weights and got by lol.

[@Lucky008aau]

Yep, I was a junior when they changed it. Had to leave the good bats at home.

[@3PedalLife]

Original orange C-Core was 91-92, Red C-Core was 93-94, then the Reflexes Extended and C-Core versions dropped in 95.

[@baykay9559]

Played varsity in the mid/late 90s with the first gen orange reflex. That classic sweet spot “ping” is music to the ears. Good times 👍

[@briansevern3160]

Bro… I feel so old right now. I remember having this bat sophomore year. Then went to the original white TPX

[@wakingforbacon6439]

I got the black and Grey tpx in like 93 or 94 season. Man those were good Ole days.

[@CORaptorguy4]

Been waiting for this video! Original C-Core is my all-time favorite bat, so many memories! I did own a Z2K so that’s saying something… Thanks for doing this one for us old timers

[@MrBlackFabio]

I went to high school from 1989-1993. I have never heard of the 1990’s Easton C-Core until now. That bat has some POWER even in the cold. Imagine what Will could do with that bat in the Summer.

[@mrgoober6320]

I had a C-Core that I grew out of in high school, but I kept using it because every other bat I tried wasn't as hot.

[@derontucker7173]

My time in high school 1996 and graduated 2000… man oh man what a time to swing.❤💪🏽❤️💪🏽

[@12Cooper]

I know practically nothing about this but I dig your videos A LOT

[@TruthSeeker-v6m]

the way you do this is great. good vid

[@TheHoff305]

I remember getting the orange and black matte finish C-Core for Christmas in 1992 right before my senior year of high school, bat was insane, ended up hitting almost .500 with 7 bombs!

[@patrickf8752]

What a great time for bats if you were playing ball good times! Still have a black redline in the wrapper!

[@NMannillo]

1:34 I still have that Reflex C-core in my garage. It shares a bat bag with my 35” Easton Black Magic from when I was 14.

[@devonsmith6423]

When I was 10, 11, and 12 these are rhe bats my coach had. I hit many fingers, broke 2 windshields, and loved how they felt. They were durable, as well. He bought a Louisville bat one time and I dented it on the 10th swing.

[@stevenhudson5580]

I had this exact bat my senior year in 93. Thing was a beast. It did have a very small sweet spot tho. In certain situations when I needed to make sure I made contact I would use a different bat. But the times I did to use this just crank something was awesome. Plus if you used it in the cage all day and got it warm it would smell like burnt wood.. pretty cool bar.

[@PalacBoxing]

I found one of the reflex bats at a local thrift store for $3, earlier this year. Condition was almost brand new. One scratch on the know. Everything else looked pristine.

[@m3equals333]

They used to have that CCORE at my local sporting goods shop pegged on the wall near the ceiling. Pretty sure it was $500+ back in 1990 (so like $1k++ today).

[@yell0wberry]

Back in time, That c-core was floating around on eBay for quite a while for less than $300, I don’t see it on eBay anymore though. I did manage to wrestle one from somebody for about $175.

[@anthonyshepherd1312]

Best sounding bats ever, brings back so many memories.

[@mskibo5]

Found this bat laying in the equipment room at my local field when I was about 12 years old. It was the little league version and we would take it out and hit moonshots with it. My 16 year old buddy hit one out of the big field that was 340ft. Pretty impressive for a LL bat. Even though I could hit balls farther with this bat I didn't want to use it because it was so old and I was a stupid 12 year old 22 years ago. It still may be in my parents basement actually. Only if we could rewind time.

[@paulr6326]

The irony is that isn't the original C-Core. There was one before that was a -3 with a super thin handle. Love the content! Keep Swinging!!!

[@27montanna]

been waiting for a vid like this for ages! 90s for the win

[@JTM1987]

Absolutely love that Reflex from 99’ .. brings back so many good memories hearing the sound off that bat. I was 12 in 99’ and my favorite bat was hands down the Redline but the Reflex was fire too

[@Lucky008aau]

My whole JV high school team hit redlines.

[@JTM1987]

@ definitely in the top 3 bats of all time for sure

[@fitter5423]

I still got my Easton reflex c core that he used in the aluminum bat eras video. That was the hottest bat ever. It was legit dangerous. I used that bat in high school. I’m saving it for my son to hit with when he gets old enough.

[@thearrogantcorndog5704]

For the youngsters watching... welcome to the gorillaball era of college baseball... we had the hottest bats on the planet during the 1990s... the records speak for themselves... LSU hit 188 home runs in 1997, and hit at least 1 in every single game (70 games) 1 year later, LSU hit 8 bombs from 7 different players in the CWS against USC These bats were incredibly overpowered, and it made for one heck of a game to watch

[@stg2125]

Pretty sure there are more homers in college now across the board than there ever has been per at-bat. Tennessee hit 184 last year which was nearly the same per game as 1997 LSU. I've always wondered how the quality of baseballs has changed as well. I would assume the ball used by high schools now, are much better than we had in the 90's, and the ones currently for college are much better as well.

[@davidrobinson2005]

@@stg2125 and that was with dead bats, put these in the hands of last years Tennessee team and they hit 200+ easy

[@LDM910]

I remember those back in the day! 80's baby here 😅

[@Oceanz08]

90s bats are stupidly OP 😅

[@jacobwilhide1189]

BBB Gear is looking SWEET! you need to wear it on the channel ALWAYS! Gotta rep it and get more eyes on it consistently

[@arclight545]

The sound of the C Core is what metal bats today should sound like.

[@ryandelaney9236]

Dude, the Reflex was insane. That was my Pony bat. I remember hitting my first homer with that when I was 12...I felt like a god

[@YzerWings]

You dont have to emphasize THIRTY YEARS OLD. Damn I feel old. Nothing compares to the wild west of the 1990s bats.

[@bakermob29]

Damn…that brings me back to my high school days. A kid on my team had one. I loved Easton bats.

[@blakkat4126]

I had a couple of C-Cores in the 90s. They were good bats - I had a 33 and a 34. And they weren't cheap, even back then.

[@C-Sigg_999]

The stache adds +10 swing power. banger of a vid 👊. could watch throwback bats ALL day. side note: that hat is 🔥

[@ELcinegatto87]

I had the T-ball/pitching machine version of the Reflex in the mid-90s lol. The late 90s/early 00s Black Magic was insane as well, I swung one 00-01 during little league and travel ball and hit nukes with it. You gotta try a Drop 5 Black Magic circa 1999-2001 those were the best versions of that bat made, not the early Magic from the early 90s. I haven't played competitive baseball in 20 years but enjoy your videos very much, keep up the good work Will.

[@kylemayer8486]

Boy, that brought back a flood of memories.

[@billribas]

The word crush comes to mind. Too much fun

[@idleave]

Got the skeins snatch going!😂

[@chadmorrislionsinparis]

I used this bat in high school and college!!! I still have the first one that was Orange where this one is marked red. the one you guys have is version 2 came out in 97 after this bat is when the reflex came out the orange lettering one.

[@yell0wberry]

I have the C core, as well as the reflex, and since you brought it up, I also have two black magics. Now people understand why I kept those in dry storage in the back of the closet, just for occasions like this. (and maybe a couple of employee picnic ball games)

[@JEndless2025]

115 in the cold is insane.

[@jeffmolina8607]

This was the Goat right here boys.

[@jeffmolina8607]

I'm in tears

[@andrewgamble9781]

That reflex was definitely insane! I remember swinging it alot!

[@SwampusMcGarniglus]

those two bats were insane, there was a tennis court like 40ft past the left field fence of my high school field with a 14ft fence around it, we would routinely drop balls into the tennis court.

[@prometheusfallen]

90s guy here. Played on the Knoxville Stars with Todd Helton, and I played against him in high school (I went to Gibbs, he went to Central). We used Easton bats almost exclusively, and my clubs of choice back then were the Black Magic and the green bat, both in 34/31. I think Todd used the same (can you imagine, lol 😂). I don't recall this bat being around back then. Not saying it wasn't, but I don't recall that one at all. I was pretty much done with baseball by about 1993. So, I'm thinking it would have to be 93 at the oldest.

[@zachc582]

That tracks because this one was 95/96. It was the top of the line Easton bat at the time.

[@Veganerd_]

You must have seen some mega tanks back then, Prometheus. lol

[@prometheusfallen]

​@@Veganerd_​ some monumental shots, yes. Lol. Todd could hit the ball as hard at 16 as he could at 26, and I was known to square up on the occasional Jupiter shot, myself. Lol.

[@Veganerd_]

@@prometheusfallen Damn.. lol I quit little league at the beginning of the 90s, never got to swing those juiced bats. 5'4 and very skinny most of my adult life. Had no bat speed for fast pitching. Wish I could have tried those bats for fun.

[@rodgerson80]

Get the 2nd edition and the Blue and White LV TPX. Both 33/28 and you'll have a showdown of the GOATS!

[@cheybrook17]

I was swung the Redline back in HS 97-98. 🔥🔥🔥

[@JorgePerez-wm3yr]

We need those new baseball bat bros fitteds to drop man!!🙌🏽The camo and the pink one are a need!!🧢

[@CH4madness]

That last homer ball hit with the reflex was permanently deformed upon impact with that wall, goddam that was smoked. These old 80's/90's bat videos really takes me back to my youth and that "PING" of the juiced metal bats. Good times. Good times.

[@jkgjr8279]

Just looking up “average exit velocity for MLB hitters” = 89 mph, a hard hit ball is 95 mph…even with wood bats you smash those numbers. Impressive stuff. 💪🏻

[@baseballbatbros]

That’s against MLB pitching tho haha. Appreciate you bro!

[@jkgjr8279]

@ very true…you think allot of them could keep up w you? Be awesome to see some of them come on the channel.

[@baseballbatbros]

Absolutely they could. We’ll try to make it happen

[@jkgjr8279]

@@baseballbatbros 🤙 good stuff man, keep it up!

[@corwintipper7317]

Is King of Juco the average mlb hitter?

[@YzerWings]

I remember in the early to mid 90s they starting not allowing large drops in the bats. It was just an awesome time to be a kid playing ball!

[@Raven05R6]

I had a C-Core in little league, the core broke (it felt like a rubber ball of some sort) and would float around in the barrel. I could get a little more pop out of it when the core would move to the endcap during my swing. Good times.

[@ryanbadtke]

I had that same C-Core and loved it

[@vfehgvfvbgrwbnw]

Makes me miss my easton stealth sc900. Was awesome in the high school days

[@Dieselpower994]

Ahh yes I remember when this bat first came out. My teammate got this and bragged about how good it was. We were like yeah right, his first pitch with it he bombed it like 30 ft over the fence, after that the whole team used it lol

[@jeremyfilip4190]

Try to find a Worth Copperhead. Its what i hat in 97-98 and it hit about the same as my teamates Reflex. Mine felt smoother off the bat. For me anyways. LOVE seeing these 90s bat videos!

[@stevesmith756]

That was an awesome bat

[@jeremyfilip4190]

@stevesmith756 I liked it. It done great for me. I honestly hit better with it than i did the Reflex C-core of that year. Looked pretty cool to dark green with copper colored letters

[@TheSmokePope]

Dude on my LL team had one that year. Loved that bat. The Green TPX was something else though

[@joesavary6081]

I'd like to see the Loiusville TPS bats

[@christopherstum4876]

This is the bat I used in high school. It was awesome. But they always ended up cracking.

[@jabo2619]

@@christopherstum4876 yep I broke 2 of the orange/ black. Easton warrantied it twice. Had to have the sports store run the warranty situation on them. Took 4-6?weeks minimum. Lol

[@brandonjones3096]

I’d love to see you guys hit the Demarion double wall that came out in mid 90s and was outlawed in a few weeks. My 15 year old brother was hitting it through the infield so hard that you could barely see it. He hit a 400 plus home run with it.

[@SeamonsterisMe]

Keep up the good work bros love the vids.

[@Bastikovski99]

I loved the Reflex Silver when I used it back in ‘98 in 6th grade. Idk if they made it in 33” or 34” but I’d be interested how it compares.

[@moneal78]

I've still got PTSD from pitching against those in the 90s. Definitely got into a defensive position immediately in your follow through.

[@arturozarate1752]

Youve got to find the Black, Blue, and Silver Black Magic from the mid 90's. I had a very distinctive "bubble" in the taper between the barrel and the grip. In 33" and 32" they were fire. The 34".....I was never able to collect any of those homerun balls. Lost somewhere.

[@DFA2503]

Couldnt beat Easton bats back in the day. I remember when tpx made their big barrel. I forget the name, but mine was gold and they also made a maroon one with gold lettering. Never swung the ccore, but the reflex , redline, and the connection were my favorites. Used tpx in college a lot, but easton always felt right.

[@KyleTempleton-v2y]

That looks like the red version. I have the other version that was more orange in the logo. Pretty sure it was an "extended barrel" too. Closer to the Reflex C-core. I want to say it was from 95-96, but I could be wrong. Ironically, after watching these videos, last week, I went hunting in mom's attic and found it with the Gold TPX and the all White and Black TPX from a few years earlier. It's funny this pops up now. I think the Orange one is the holy grail of them, though. Back then, my dad worked for the Astros in the Astrodome. I regularly took BP on the field. I was hitting balls in places with that bat, that a high school kid had zero business hitting balls to.

[@Norseman22]

I played highschool baseball from 96-2000 and we always hit with the original Omaha. I hit a 456 ft homerun in a battle of the borders tournament here in Ga in 99. It was pretty nice. Try the original Omaha bat in one of your videos. You may have and I didn't see it. You had to be on your toes defensively in the 90s for sure

[@scott8189]

i had this bat in little league, everyone wanted to use this thing. it was a monster back then.

[@AlloBay-f6x]

You are the best ❤

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

We need a 90's bat madness.

[@williamyoste2812]

C core junior year, Louisville slugger senior year, reflex college. Hard to beat

[@jaffleyfifteen5912]

The old bats are the best videos

[@Wyatt_20]

I’m 14 I live baseball and love watching your videos I live in bend and would love to see you some day ❤

[@keeganchard-hill8653]

We need a full vid of you and JT with the 32 28 reflex, I wanted to see more bombs!!

[@pepepepert]

We swung the c-core and z-core then Reflex C and Z- core reflexes back in mens orthodox softball. We were hitting Dudley .177s and blue dots. Bats back then were normally 30 - 34 oz and when one of the guys brought one of these in 28 oz we were all laughing at his ladies bat until we swung it.

[@danielcastiglione5328]

So my father designed bats for Easton from the early 90s to late 90s. This was his first batch he designed. The reason the barrel tapers out to 2 3/4 so late, is to amplify the whip effect by having a thinner handle. Much debate was had within Easton to make this design. Most didn’t agree with my dad that this would result in increase performance. Testing left no doubt it did. I was one of the people that tested the bats. His perfection on design was the Reflex. Eventually, dad did his job too well and every bat he designed, resulted in bats being banned because they were too good. Dad, took his years of knowledge in aerospace making rockets and planes and applied it to baseball. He understood the science and how different metals worth under different conditions. Enjoy! He is proud that people to this day speak so highly of his creations. Oh by the way, aluminum bats perform better when it is cold.

[@jsfbigman]

Wow I can’t believe you found the bat I hit my farthest HR with. I played American Legion Ball in 1993 and swung a 35” Easton Black Magic and up against decent velocity my buddy had the new CCore and when I tell you I hit the ball so well I didn’t feel it and the field I played at was 340’ down each line and 400’ to dead center. My teammates told me where it landed it was a left center power alley shot probably 370’ to the fence it had about 50’ to trees and I cleared the trees and the ball was still staying up. We measured it from the fence and I hit it around 115’ past the fence. My guess was 485’

[@BruhMomentTTV]

Sometimes I wish I were around in the 90s to be able to swing these bats in game.