Lots of people wonder what is the proper size bat for their child.  Please see the charts below for typical recommendations.

Baseball:

WEIGHT	HEIGHT
(in pounds)	3'-3'4"	3'5-3'8"	3'9"-4'	4'-4'4"	4'5"-4'8"	4'9"-5'	5'1"-5'4"	5'5"-5'8"	5'9"-6'	6'1" & Over
Under 60lbs	20"	27"	28"	29"	29"
61-70	27"	27"	28"	29"	30"	30"
71-80		28"	28"	29"	30"	30"	31"
81-100		28"	29"	30"	30"	30"	31"	32"
101-110		28"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"
111-120		29"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"
121-130		29"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"
131-140		29"	30"	30"	30"	31"	32"	33"	33"
141-150		29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"	33"	33"
151-160			30"	30"	31"	31"	32"	33"	33"
161-170			30"	31"	31"	32"	32"	33"	33"	33"
171-180				31"	31"	32"	32"	33"	33"	34"
Over 180						32"	33"	33"	34"	34"
MOST POPULAR LENGTH BY AGE
Age	5 to 7		8 & 9		10		11 & 12		13 & 14	15 & 16
Length	24" - 26"		26" - 28"		28" - 29"		30" - 31"		31" - 32"	32" - 33"

Softball:

Weight	Height (in inches)
(in pounds)	36-40"	41-44"	45-48"	49-52"	53-56"	57-60"	61-64"	65-68"	69-72"	Over 73"
Under 60 lbs	26"	27"	28"	29"	29"	29"	29"	30"	31"	31"
61-70	27"	27"	28"	29"	30"	30"	30"	31"	31"	31"
71-80	27"	28"	28"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	31"	32"
81-90	27":	28"	29"	29"	30"	30"	31"	32"	32"	32"
91-100	27"	28"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"	32"	32"
101-110	28"	29"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"	32"	32"
111-120	28"	29"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"	32"	33"
121-130	28"	29"	29"	30"	30"	31"	32"	33"	33"	33"
131-140	28"	29"	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"	33"	33"	33"
141-150	28"	29"	30"	31"	31"	31"	32"	33"	33"	33"
151-160	29"	29"	30"	31"	31"	32"	32"	33"	33"	34"
161-170	29"	29"	30"	31"	31"	32"	32"	33"	33"	34"
171-180	29"	29"	30"	31"	31"	32"	33"	33"	34"	34"
Over 180	30"	30"	31"	31"	32"	32"	33"	33"	34"	34"