Marshall University Athletics
Baseball to Use Wilson and Demarini Equipment
2/5/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Baseball to Use Wilson and Demarini Equipment
2/5/2004
HILLSBORO, Ore. ? Marshall University Baseball has signed with Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and DeMarini Sports for 2004. In the agreement reached between Wilson, DeMarini and Thundering Herd Head Coach Dave Piepenbrink, Marshall University will use Wilson equipment and exclusively swing DeMarini bats for the 2004 season.
?This sponsorship gives our guys the opportunity to use some of the best equipment available,? says Coach Piepenbrink. ?They are excited about the way the Vexxum performs and how the ball flies off the bat.?
In 2003, Coach Piepenbrink became the second coach in Marshall history to record 100 wins. Taking to the field this year with several returning players, a strong group of newcomers and an experienced coaching staff, Piepenbrink looks to lead the Thundering Heard into a strong run in the Mid-American Conference.
?It makes us very proud that Marshall University has partnered with us,? says Jim Hackett, Business Director for Wilson Baseball and Softball. ?Our bats have performed at the highest level of collegiate baseball, and the word is spreading about what has been accomplished by teams using our Half & Half bats.?
Under the agreement, Marshall University will hit exclusively with DeMarini bats including the new Vexxum -3 Long Barrel. Known among players as ?the bat that bends,? the Vexxum is the first bat to combine a composite handle with an aluminum alloy barrel. Virtually indestructible, the Vexxum?s Half & Half? system flexes and recoils with a burst of ball-launching energy. The Vexxum?s two-piece construction also redistributes weight for optimal balance, allowing players to swing faster with less energy. In the comfort department, the Vexxum?s vibration-taming end cap works with the bat?s hybrid construction to absorb the energy that causes bat sting.
The Thundering Herd will also choose from Wilson?s 2004 lineup of Pro-Stock? ball gloves, including models from the A2000? and A3000? series; uniforms; batting gloves; and other baseball accessories.
Established in 1989, DeMarini Sports took the bat industry by storm with the world?s first high-tech softball bat. Acquired by Wilson Sporting Goods in 2000, DeMarini continues to research, design and build high-performance softball and baseball bats in its state-of-the-art Hillsboro, Oregon facility.
Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods Company, a division of Amer Sports, is one of the world?s leading manufacturers of sports equipment.
