Mattingly Baseball named as official bat of the Baseball Factory

Mattingly Baseball and Baseball Factory announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership.  Baseball Factory will name Mattingly Baseball as the official baseball bat of the Baseball Factory.  The three-year contract between the two companies comes as evidence of both Mattingly Baseball and Baseball Factory’s commitment to excellence in the baseball industry.

In addition, Mattingly Baseball will serve as the official baseball bat of the Baseball Express Cape Cod High School Classic.  This game was nationally telecast in 2006 by MLB.com and re-aired on ESPNU.  Mattingly Baseball will also sponsor the Offensive Player of the Game award, presented to the top hitter in the game.

“We are excited to partner with Mattingly Baseball and name them as the official baseball bat of the Baseball Factory,” said Steve Sclafani, CEO and Founder of the Baseball Factory.  “We expect the Mattingly Baseball V-grip? technology to revolutionize the baseball bat industry and we are thrilled to be able to provide our players and coaches with this product.”

Mattingly Baseball has developed the V-grip? technology in an effort to help batters hit the ball on the sweet spot and generate additional bat head speed.  The Mattingly V-Grip? is specifically designed to keep the knocker knuckles aligned and shift the bat away from the palm and into the fingers; thus, correctly “power-loading” your energy and forcing your grip to be in perfect alignment every time you hit the ball.

Known as the nation’s leader in player development and college placement, Baseball Factory hosts over 110 events each year and works with over 4,000 players throughout the country.  Over the company’s 13-year history, over 15,000 players have gone on to play collegiate baseball and over 140 players have reached the major league level.  Baseball Factory acquired Team One Baseball in 2004.

“We are so impressed with the Baseball Factory training program and excited by their vote of confidence to name Mattingly Baseball as their official baseball bat. Our partnership reinforces our belief that within every player lies a great hitter.  With the Mattingly V-Grip? bats you not only get the best technology but you will be trained with the proper technique to become the highest-performing batter you can be,” said Skip Shaw, President of Mattingly Baseball.

Baseball Factory representatives across the country will support Mattingly Baseball marketing efforts at local events and tournaments. Baseball Factory will also begin selecting a Mattingly Baseball Hitter of the Month, starting in January 2007.  All players that attend a Baseball Factory or Team One event will be considered for the award, which will be selected by the Baseball Factory scouting staff based on the player’s offensive performance.  From these monthly winners, the Baseball Factory will award a Mattingly Baseball Hitter of the Year.  All winners will be honored on the Baseball Factory, Team One Baseball and Mattingly Baseball web sites.

For more information please visit www.mattinglybaseball.com or www.baseballfactory.com.

About Mattingly Baseball
Mattingly Baseball is quickly becoming recognized as an industry leader in the development and marketing of innovative, high quality baseball and softball products and home to the patented V-Grip? technology. Widely known as the first bat manufacturer to meld both world-class technology and hitting technique into bat manufacturing–the company was founded to promote improved hitting mechanics in baseball and softball players through the use of the patented V-Grip? bat combined with Don Mattingly’s approach to hitting. Mattingly Baseball’s mission is to be recognized as the company of choice when amateur and professional baseball and softball players choose their equipment.

Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut with R&D and manufacturing facilities in Indianapolis, Indiana and Asia. All bats are manufactured in the USA. For further information you may contact us online at www.mattinglybaseball.com.

About The Baseball Factory 
The Baseball Factory provides baseball players nationwide with the very best instruction, tournament competition, and college planning and placement. From day one, the Baseball Factory has understood the challenges facing high school players heading to college. That is why the Baseball Factory has developed programs to provide players, parents, high school coaches, college coaches, and professional scouts with year round guidance and information so that they all can benefit from Baseball Factory’s longstanding relationships in the baseball community.  The Baseball Factory holds over 100 events nationwide each year and has over 30 full-time employees on staff featuring some of the best scouts, former college coaches and professional players in the business.

About Team One Baseball
Team One Baseball provides exposure opportunities for the nation’s top high school players to come together and play in front of large amounts of scouts and college recruiters through the company’s showcase events. The Team One Showcases have featured 142 players who have played or are currently playing Major League Baseball. Some of the players include New York Mets third baseman and 2006 All-Star, David Wright; Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior (selected for the 2003 All-Star team); Oakland A’s third baseman and four-time Gold Glove winner, Eric Chavez; 2003 Cy Young winner Roy Halladay (of the Toronto Blue Jays), and Texas Rangers’ third baseman Hank Blalock, a two-time All-Star.