Founded 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.
SabreCat Bats, LLCEstablished in 2009 in a Louisville, Ohio garage, SabreCat Bats makes customized wood baseball bats for players, teams, and organizations. The company uses Northern white ash and hard rock maple, shaping each bat on a CNC lathe and steel-hardening it for consistent professional-style results. SabreCat also produces private-label and unfinished bats for other businesses and groups, and says its bats have been used by players including Joey Votto, Bryce Harper, and Nolan Gorman.LOUISVILLE, OH
Coopersburg SportsSince 1791, family-owned Coopersburg Sports has made wood-turned products and now specializes in licensed sports novelties, including its distinctive team bats. Formerly Coopersburg Handle Works, the Pennsylvania manufacturer traces its baseball work to full-size bats made for major league players in the 1950s and has been an MLB and MiLB licensee since 1991. Its 15,000-square-foot factory and warehouse can produce up to two million novelty bat products annually.CENTER VALLEY, PA
LV LumberLV Lumber makes wood baseball bats in a Pennsylvania carpentry shop, where experienced carpenters handcraft, handsand, and bone-rub each bat from Major League-quality wood. Its bats are Big-League-Grade ink-dot certified and receive a hardening finish, with makers drawing on experience producing bats for players from youth leagues through the Major Leagues. The company also offers professional-model fielding gloves and other baseball equipment, while its mission includes supporting children battling cancer.HARRISBURG, PA
Phoenix BatsSince 1996, Phoenix Bats has been crafting bats just outside Columbus, Ohio, where its American-made woodwork has been approved for professional players since 2000. The company makes bats for players from Little League through the pros, using American rock maple, yellow birch and northern white ash.PLAIN CITY, OH