Baseball Bat

The Baseball Bat is a new close combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2. Not much known about it, although according to the Left 4 Dead 2 trailer, its attack sound is recycled from the Scout's Bat from Team Fortress 2.

The baseball bat, along with all other melee weapons, seem to occupy the same slot as the pistols, replacing them when it is picked up. If you have the bat equipped and change weapons, it will be dropped, but can be picked up again. It has unlimited uses, meaning that it can be very useful when the Survivors run out of ammo in a middle of a combat and are in too much danger to use the pistols. Like the other close combat weapons it can kill every Common Infected in one hit, even going so far as to easily detach the head of the Infected. However, it has its disadvantages.

The baseball bat is not really meant to be used against Special Infected; using it on a Boomer would spread bile over the Survivors. Against a Charger, Hunter and Smoker, it would take time for the Survivor to reach the enemy. Against a Witch or Tank, it would do little to no damage.