James just played in the U17 World Wood Bat Association tournament and per the Davie County Enterprise Record he put up otherworldly numbers. With a wood bat he hit .710 (22-for-31) in 12 games.

In 2007, North Dakota became the only state to exclusively use wood bats in all of its high school baseball games. It became a national story as baseball officials from all over the country ...

At one point, he swung the bat in close range of the homeowner ... receiving a report that a male in possession of a wooden walking stick struck a vehicle being driven through the intersection ...

round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood. We'll see if this trend catches on with ...