Frost Gear Sports makes cold-weather performance gear for baseball and softball, a focus born from its founders’ determination to keep freezing temperatures from changing how athletes play. The company developed baseball’s first cold-weather throwing glove and builds its line around specialized gloves and apparel that help players train and compete through cold, wet conditions. Its cold-weather batting gloves are used by more than 100 professional athletes, while the company also serves players at youth, collegiate, and professional levels.
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, IncRawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. makes and sells sporting goods, with its site centered on baseball and softball equipment and apparel. Its product range also includes basketballs, footballs, field equipment, bags, and fan memorabilia, alongside custom gloves and wood bats.DOLGEVILLE, NY
VukGripz LLCVukGripz LLC makes American-made friction grip tape and performance gloves for athletes, a company born when former college and professional baseball player R.J. Vukovich improvised a bat grip with his father during his final week of college baseball. Developed and tested through Vukovich’s six-year professional career, the reusable, weather-resistant grip technology now serves athletes across eight sports. The Ohio-based business remains family-owned and operated, with Vukovich’s mother and other relatives helping run it.NORTH CANTON, OH
Victus SportsFounded in a tiny garage in Blackwood, New Jersey, in 2012, Victus Sports makes baseball and softball bats and fielding gloves with a distinctly design-driven approach. The company has grown from that local start into a wood-bat manufacturer whose Pro Reserve models are used by MLB players, while still offering equipment for players at every level.KING OF PRUSSIA, PA
Cloche HockeyFounded by Cleveland childhood hockey friends Jake Bell and Gavin Davison, Cloche Hockey makes performance warm-up apparel and team gear for players and organizations. The company grew from their frustration with costly, uninspired traditional warm-ups and now outfits programs ranging from youth and men’s leagues to collegiate and professional teams, including ECHL and ACHA organizations. As a MYHockey-affiliated company, Cloche combines player-informed design with team outfitting built for life before and after the puck drops.