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When it comes time to choose a baseball bat, you should know the difference between aluminum and wood bats. For a great number of years, baseball has been played with wooden bats. Professional baseball players still use wood bats. Aluminum bats are typically used in Little Leagues and High School clubs because they are lighter and easier to swing and allow a harder and faster hit than with heavier wood bats. Aluminum bats boast a more easily adjusted weight distribution. Since wooden baseball bats are solid, the bulk of the weight sits in the barrel, so the center of gravity has to be further away from the handle. This causes the bat to feel heavier near the end.
Aluminum bats are also more durable than wood since they don't splinter or break. In an average season, any single baseball player can go through dozens of wood bats yet keep the same aluminum bat all season long. Many amateur and little leagues opt for metal bats for this very reason. While the initial investment is higher (sometimes hundreds higher), aluminum bats will likely last a season or two, while wood bats are known to splinter and break fairly regularly.