Footwear Friday: Save $20 on a pair of Nike Air Huarache Baseball Cleats

Even as newer and flashier baseball cleats have hit the shelves over the past year, Nike’s Air Huarache Baseball Cleats have always remained among our most popular styles.

Why?

It’s all about substance. The Huaraches have the features that baseball players want.

• They’re comfortable. These baseball cleats feature a full-length Phylon midsole with Air Sole unit for comfort and response.
• They’re durable. Nike’s Air Huarache metal baseball cleats can take a beating, thanks to their rugged synthetic leather upper and V9 outsole.
• They’re lightweight. Their high-performance design (14.6 oz) makes it easy to move around on the field.
• They’re stylish. Colors to go with almost every uniform combination.

And now, players can get them for $20 less. Air Huaraches usually retail for $89.99, but you can get a pair for $69.98 at Baseball Express.

Related: Shop our entire selection of baseball cleats.

Footwear Friday: Nike’s Air Huarache Baseball Cleats have withstood the test of time

Even as newer and flashier baseball cleats have hit the shelves over the past year, Nike’s Air Huarache Baseball Cleats have always remained among our most popular styles.

Why?

It’s all about substance. The Huaraches have the features that baseball players want.

• They’re comfortable. These baseball cleats feature a full-length Phylon midsole with Air Sole unit for comfort and response.
• They’re durable. Nike’s Air Huarache metal baseball cleats can take a beating, thanks to their rugged synthetic leather upper and V9 outsole.
• They’re lightweight. Their high-performance design (14.6 oz) makes it easy to move around on the field.
• They’re stylish. Colors to go with almost every uniform combination.

Get a pair for $89.99 at Baseball Express.

Related: Shop our entire selection of baseball cleats.

Bat news: California to adopt BBCOR a year early, NFHS to allow some composites in 2010/11

It has been a busy summer. The NFHS, the governing body of high school sports, announced last month that it will not allow composite-barreled baseball bats in competition this coming season.

That’s to go with the impending switches to the BBCOR bat safety standard in 2011 for the NCAA and in 2012 for the NFHS. California was also considering a temporary ban on all non-wood baseball bats in high school competition.

We have two more pieces of news to pass along:

California will not ban metal bats, it will instead adopt BBCOR standards early

As we wrote earlier this summer, the California Assembly was considering a two-year ban on non-wood bats in high school baseball.

The bill was withdrawn this week.

Instead, the California Interscholastic Federation will adopt the BBCOR baseball bat standards in the 2010/11 school year. The rest of the country is set to switch to BBCOR in 2012.

Additionally, all non-wood bats used in CIF baseball must have a no-tampering decal. When placed on a bat barrel, the decals show if a bat has been rolled or otherwise tampered with.

The CIF also announced that it will ask schools to require pitchers, defensive infielders and coaches to wear helmets. It will propose those same helmet regulations to the NFHS rules committee in 2012.

You can read the entire announcement here.

The NFHS will allow some composites during the 2010/11 season

As we wrote this past month, the NFHS will not allow composite-barreled baseball bats in the 2010/11 season.

We’re learning now that there will be some exceptions. Composite bats that pass the Accelerated Break-In Test and the BESR will be allowed in 2010/11.

So far, that’s one bat: The 33-inch DeMarini CF4 (Model Nos. CFB10, CFB11).

As we understand it, there will be more bats announced. The Vendetta C6 could likely be added to the approved bats list.

You can view the list of approved composite bats here. We will also post updates when new bats are added to the list.

Starting on Jan. 1, 2012, the NFHS will switch to the BBCOR bat safety standard. For composites to be allowed in play, they must pass the Accelerated Break-In Test and the BBCOR.

Related: Confused by all the acronyms? Get up to speed with our BBCOR FAQ.

Footwear Friday: Nike’s Air Huarache Baseball Cleats are not sandals

Contrary to what the name implies, Nike’s Air Huarache baseball cleats aren’t sandals.

But they’re similar in a lot of ways:

• They’re comfortable. Just like their namesakes, Nike’s Air Huarache metal baseball cleats feel good. These baseball cleats feature a full-length Phylon midsole with Air Sole unit for comfort and response.
• They’re durable. A good pair of huaraches can last 10 years or longer. Nike’s Air Huarache metal baseball cleats can take a beating too, thanks to their rugged synthetic leather upper and V9 outsole.
• They’re lightweight. Their high-performance design makes it easy to move around on the field.
• They’re stylish. Huaraches look great on the beach. Air Huaraches look great on a diamond.

Get them at Baseball Express for $89.99.

Related: Browse our selection of metal baseball cleats.