Bat Benefits The Pro Reserve Bats from Victus are going to be some of the highest-quality wood bats on the market. Victus is going to build these bats from maple wood that has a close-grain structure. Every time that you hit with it the barrel will be hardened a tad more due to the structure of the maple wood. However Victus doesn’t stop there. They also complete the bat with their ProPACT finish that will assist the close-grain structure by allowing the surface to be exceptionally hard even before the bat is ever used. Ultimately the harder the hitting surface is on your bat the better the chances are that you’ll be able to rap out sharper and further hits. And this Pro Reserve will indeed have a hard-hitting surface! This EB12 model is made with a true slugger in mind. The thick 2.50 barrel diameter will take some strength to get through the hitting zone. However if you can move the barrel with some quickness you ll be impressed by how far the bat can hit a baseball!