LSU baseball's designated hitter, Hayden Travinski, used a new bat at Alex Box Stadium that looks like a pencil, including a little eraser at the top.

The bats were made by Victus Sports and actually available for sale. The pencil bats run around $250 for a youth model to $300 for a full-sized model. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

“If they hit hard with the pencil bat, I’m a fan. If they get out, I don’t like it,” said Tigers coach Jay Johnson regarding his team using the No. 2 pencil bat, via ESPN SWLA’s Matt Miguez.

The 25-year-old, in back-to-school spirit, went with the uniquely designed No. 2 pencil bat during Sunday’s annual showdown as part of the festivities surrounding the Little League World Series.

These bats, especially the pencil bat, have expanded beyond reality, making into video games like “MLB The Show.” Designer Bruce Tatem told mlb.com’s Monagan: ...

LSU baseball's designated hitter, Hayden Travinski, used a new bat at Alex Box Stadium that looks like a pencil, including a little eraser at the top.

The Phillies' Bryson Stott and Weston Wilson were showing a back-to-school look with lumber painted like a No. 2 pencil. Philadelphia’s bat rack looked more like cars on pit road before a NASCAR ...

Bryson Stott of the Philadelphia Phillies bats with a pencil-styled bat against the Washington Nationals in the first inning during the 2023 Little League Classic at Bowman Field on August 20 ...