Wow, I haven't used a dug-out in years. IMO, the ultimately way to take a sneaky toke. I typically broke up my herb by hand and pack it in. I used a dremel to (a strong knife works just as well) to but little 'notches' in the 'business end' of the bat. This way, all I had to down was push down and twist a little and the herb would loosen and get packed into the bat.

You can probably find larget bats that are more like 2 or 3 hits. However, they may not fit into the dugout you currently have.