Aluminum has battled many competing materials in the area of sports equipment. Although it lost out on the tennis court to newer materials, its technological advantages give it definite advantage on the amateur baseball field. The distinct and variable crack of wood has been replaced with the uniform ping of aluminum at Little League and college games everywhere.

Hellerich & Bradsby Company American, 1884–present Easton Sports American, 1922–present Softball and baseball bats, 2000 aluminum, graphite, and leather approx. L. 34 in. (86.4 cm) Carnegie Museum of Art