2026 Easton Tantrum 1-Piece USA Slowpitch

8.0 / 10 Single-source · 1 scored source

How this number works: our published conversion rule. The Players' Score below is a separate score from players — the two are never mixed.

Construction	One-piece composite
Weights	Adult weights (see retailer listing)
Barrel	Not stated by the scoring source
Swing feel	Not stated by the scoring source
Price	From $300 (National Pastime Museum USA/ASA guide ($299.99), Oct 2026)
Certification	USA Softball (ASA)
Legality	● Legal USA Softball (ASA) model per NPM's USA guide.

Scored verdicts — every one names its source

Reviewer	Published score	What they said, in brief
National Pastime Museum Tier A	8.0/10	One-piece composite — rare at this price in USA slowpitch

What the panel is really saying

A one-piece composite at the flagship price is rare in USA slowpitch — NPM's note, and the reason this page exists. One-piece feel: more feedback, no connection-piece flex. (Easton's 2-piece Tantrum is a different, USSSA-side bat — scores are not shared.)

Players' Score — rated by players, not reviewers

Collecting the first ratings. The Players' Score is the community score: people who own this bat rating it themselves. It publishes only once this bat reaches 10 email-verified ratings — and it is always shown beside the Panel Score, never blended into it. The reviewers' verdict and the players' verdict — side by side, never mixed.

Exact size / drop you play (optional) Your overall rating *

Durability (5 = most)Power / pop (5 = most)Feel / control (5 = most)

Who's rating? * Your review, in your own words (optional) Name or initials shown with your review (optional) Your email *

One rating per email per bat, tallied in checked batches — stuffing gets caught before anything publishes. Your email is never displayed. Durability is the category players know best and reviewers test least: if your bat cracked, say so.

Playing a bat we don't track yet? Add it on the Players' Score page — unlisted bats with the most ratings join the tracker next.

Where to buy

JustBats — the category's specialty leader (affiliate link activates at launch)
Dick's Sporting Goods — big-box, in-store pickup (affiliate link activates at launch)
Amazon — fallback availability (affiliate link activates at launch)

Before you buy anywhere: confirm the stamp on the barrel matches your league — USA Softball (ASA) — and for used bats, check the model year against the decertification alerts.