Baseball bat

Baseball bat
Joel with a baseball bat attached to his backpack.
General information
Weapon type	Melee weapon
Weapon upgrade(s)	Via crafting: - Melee: Knots - Melee: Techniques
Used by	Abby Anderson Ellie Joel Miller Bandits Hunters Rattlers Smugglers Washington Liberation Front
Statistics
Durability	6 strikes

The baseball bat is a melee weapon in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II.

Overview

As its name implies, the baseball bat is a piece of sporting equipment used to play baseball. However, during the outbreak, it is used frequently more as a melee weapon to knock out or kill other people or infected. It is made of wood and is smoothed to give a curved surface. There are three upgrades for the baseball bat. Each upgrade is made using a blade and a binding item. These allow the player to instantly kill an enemy up to three times, depending on the modification, like a bladed weapon.

In The Last of Us

Singleplayer

The baseball bat is not the first melee weapon a player would typically find; usually they would find a 2×4, pipe or shiv first. Nevertheless, it is a blunt weapon, with six uses before shattering. It's indistinct feature is it's fast swinging rate — faster than the 2×4 and the Pipe. It certainly excels over fist fighting and can prove an advantage when under crowd problems and Shotgun ammunition is low. An enemy will typically down in about four hits of this weapon, so it may survive the beating of one enemy. When fully modified, the baseball bat can be used nine times before breaking, with three instant kills thanks to the blade mod.

When comparing the baseball bat with the pipe, the former has a slightly faster swing speed while the latter has three more durability (nine). It is recommended to use the pipe more than the bat as it has more durability. The bat is also an uncommon weapon — about as common as a machete or pipe drop would be. Therefore it is better as a 'keep' weapon — hold on to it and conserve the hits. A good tactic is to hit an enemy whilst they charge at you to disorientate them, and instantly kill them with a swing or use your gun afterward to conserve durability.

If the player has disorientated an enemy with the baseball bat, they may score an instant kill by running up and striking them in the head or take advantage of a nearby table or wall to strike the enemy against it

All moves will instantly kill most enemies except Bloaters.

Multiplayer

In Factions MP, while the baseball bat does appear in pictures while waiting for a match to start, it cannot be acquired. In addition, if the player does not have a melee weapon while in the crafting menu, the melee weapon icon is a baseball bat rather than a 2x4 or machete.

In The Last of Us Part II

In Part II, the player can use the weapon as Ellie and Abby. Also, several enemies wield a bat, notably the Washington Liberation Front grunts. A Rattler also used one to flip Abby to the ground and beat her.

Locations

• The first baseball bat is located in the laundromat in "Bill's Town", on top of a washing machine.
• An upgraded baseball bat can be found in the University of Eastern Colorado in a student dorm on top of a desk.