The bat broke it with an audible snap.

Balls will burst, become permanently borrowed or lost and bats will break.

There was a sharp crack as the bat broke.

The bats didn't break, like wood, and lasted far longer.

"It was good to see the bats break loose," said Martin.

The bat broke a pig's spine at over 100 mph, breaking five segments of the spinal cord.

After that got a Gunne & Moore, nice looking bat, beautiful feel to it, broke third ball I faced.

"Bamboo is one of the strongest materials on earth, so my bats do not break as often as bats made from ash," he said.

After two called strikes and a ball, he fouled off a pitch, and the bat broke into three pieces.

I swung that bat into his chest, hard enough to break a few ribs.