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Ray DeMarini founded the company in New York in 1990, introducing a "high-tech" softball bat. [1] The company's introduction of double wall bats, and the increased power they provided, drew praise and propelled the company's success, [2] but also prompted concern over bat safety. [3]
In 2005, Hillerich & Bradsby sold its majority interest in its Louisville TPS hockey equipment business. [10] TPS Hockey was acquired three years later by Sher-Wood.. In 2015, Hillerich and Bradsby sold its Louisville Slugger division to Wilson Sporting Goods, an arm of Amer Sports which itself is an arm of the Chinese company Anta Sports.
The P72 model Louisville Slugger bat was created in 1954 (while the brand was still under the ownership of Hillerich & Bradsby) for career minor leaguer Les Pinkham, and became one of baseball's most popular bats. Baseball Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr. and Robin Yount are among the players who used the P72 over the years.
The Silver Slugger was first awarded in 1980 and is given by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats. [2] The award is a bat-shaped trophy, 3 feet (91 cm) tall, engraved with the names of each of the winners from the league [ 1 ] and plated with sterling silver .
College softball players in the United States (129 C, 3 P) O. Olympic softball players for the United States (2 C, 47 P) P.
[25] [26] Tincher had a goal of becoming an Olympic softball player. [27] It was the first loss to a true college team in USA softball's history. She was one of four pitchers on the 2006 winning ISF World University Softball Championship team, [ 3 ] and was invited to try out but was not selected for the 2008 Olympic Team.
A slugger most often means a baseball or softball player with a high slugging percentage. Slugger or Sluggers may also refer to: Silver Slugger Award, an annual baseball award presented to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League; Louisville Slugger, a brand of baseball bat
Wilkinson played softball from 1933 to 1965, helping her team, the Phoenix Ramblers, to the national title in 1940, [3] [4] 1948, [4] [5] and 1949. [3] [4] She was an All-American nineteen seasons as an amateur softball player. [6]