2027 Combat MFG Steel Horses SHADOW RIDER Spec H1 Hybrid Two Piece BBCOR Baseball Bat -3

Every Combat MFG Steel Horse BBCOR baseball bat has a motto, and the Shadow Rider’s is the one that sounds most like a threat: Forged at Full Throttle. It’s the dark horse of the collection, a blacked-out two-piece hybrid with Combat in big script down the barrel, the Spec H1 mark with a lightning bolt, a black textured grip, and a black Steel Horses emblem with a red running horse near the knob.  The Shadow Rider is Combat’s Spec H1, which means it’s built for a different kind of hitter: the high school or college slugger who wants Combat’s barrel with a little extra mass behind it and a composite handle that takes the sting out of a jam shot. Stealthy on the rack, loud at contact! Combat built it as a limited edition, individually numbered, in four sizes.

The Spec H1 is Combat’s Half + Half construction, and the recipe is simple: keep the barrel. Change the feel. The barrel is the same premium SFX alloy that powers the Spec A1, the one-piece alloy that independent bat labs have rated at the very top of the BBCOR class, with the longer barrel and bigger sweet spot that made the Spec A1 famous. Below it, Combat swaps the alloy handle for an advanced composite handle, joined by Combat’s Triple Flex connection, designed to add flex through the swing and eliminate the sting that a stiff one-piece sends into your hands. Then Combat adds a slight end-load, a touch of barrel-end weight that builds leverage through the zone and adds distance and launch velocity on hard contact, which is exactly what a power hitter wants and exactly what the balanced Spec A1 doesn’t offer. Independent reviewers grade the H1 in the A range and describe it as the bat for hitters who want Combat’s look and barrel with more handle comfort. The Clinch Spec Grip comes pre-loaded with extra tack and just the right amount of cushion, and the sound at contact is the same unmistakable thwack that turns every head in earshot. Fully BBCOR .50 certified for high school and college play, with Combat’s full twelve month warranty.

Combat’s stated philosophy is that it would rather be the best than the best known, so every bat comes out in small, limited batches.  The Shadow Rider’s run is the only hybrid in the Steel Horses drop.

• Limited edition Steel Horses collection, the “Shadow Rider” colorway and the only Spec H1 hybrid in Combat’s motorcycle-inspired series, individually numbered
• Sport: Baseball
• Barrel Size: 2-5/8 inch, the largest allowed per stamp
• Certification: BBCOR .50 certified, legal for NFHS high school, NCAA college, and all BBCOR sanctioned leagues and tournaments
• -3 drop weight, the only drop currently allowed under the BBCOR standard
• Two-piece Half + Half hybrid construction pairing an alloy barrel with a composite handle
• SPEC-A1 alloy barrel, premium-grade alloy built for maximum pop and long-term durability, with Combat’s SFX Barrel Technology
• Advanced composite handle with world-class handle technology designed to eliminate sting and enhance flex
• Triple Flex connection joining handle and barrel for a connected, responsive feel at contact
• Slight end-load feel that adds subtle barrel-end weight to maximize distance and launch velocity on hard contact
• Clinch Spec Grip pre-loaded with extra tack and just the right amount of cushion, in a black textured finish
• Unmistakable sound at contact that Combat built into the design on purpose
• “Forged at Full Throttle” barrel graphic with the Steel Horses horse-and-lightning-bolt emblem
• Blackout colorway with a dark gray barrel, black grip, and a red horse on the Steel Horses emblem
  
• Full twelve month manufacturer's warranty from COMBAT MFG