Little league bats go up to 33 inches in length. Anything above that is not considered "regulation."
This is probably due to metal fatigue from hitting the ball repeatedly on the same area of the bat. It happened to my favorite bat over about two years and I was really bummed out!
Some people like to use gloves for batting if they are doing it often enough to cause callouses on the skin. They also help with gripping the bat but at a young age, they shouldn't have any problem. My daughter is an avid softball player, playing three to four times a week, and her hands are perfectly fine without gloves.
It's not a good idea to use a new, quality baseball bat at a batting cage because the balls that come out of the machine are much denser than regular baseballs. This could end up doing irreversible damage to your baseball bat.
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