Louisville Slugger Pro Stock Wood Ash Baseball Bat. Strong timber, lighter weight. Pound for pound, ash is the strongest timber available. Ash has flexibility that isn’t found in other timbers, including maple. It tends to flex rather than break. This gives you a larger, more flexible sweet spot in terms of breakage. Due to ash being a lighter gross weight, we can produce a wider range of larger barrel models. Players using ash. Joey Votto, Evan Longoria, Derek Jeter, Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips, Adam Jones, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman. Number 1 Grade Ash Wood. Black Handle Hornsby Barrel. Handle: 1516 inch. C243 Turning Model. Cupped End.