February 2007
MATTINGLY BASEBALL GRANTED LITTLE LEAGUE APPROVAL
Mattingly V-Grip™ Little League approved youth bats now available for purchase!

Shelton, Conn.---Mattingly Baseball, home to the highly sought after patented V-Grip™ bat is pleased to announce Little League approval for youth aluminum V-Grip™ bats. The approval for use in Little League game play rounds out the comprehensive list of associations Mattingly Baseball V-Grip™ bats are approved for including; Cal Ripken/ Babe Ruth League® NCAA® NFHS® AABC® Pony® Dixie Youth® ASA® USSSA® and NSA® Mattingly Baseball’s V-Grip™ insures proper hitting fundamentals, and will immediately give players of all ages better bat speed, control and increased confidence.

Most coaches agree that the key to an effective swing in either baseball or softball begins with the correct grip, which is characterized by the alignment of the knocking knuckles of both hands and the bat held out in the fingers and not back in the palm. This is especially important for young players just learning how to hit a ball. Until now, gripping a bat properly was one of the most difficult hitting fundamentals to learn but with the Mattingly V-Grip this is no longer an obstacle to overcome. What used to take hours to learn, now just takes an instant with a Mattingly V-grip bat.

"Our V-Grip™ handle technology bats have now been safety tested and approved for game play by virtually all youth and adult leagues and we look forward to our first full season of game play," says Skip Shaw, President of Mattingly Baseball. "We truly believe our V-Grip™ technology is the greatest innovation to the bat-- since the evolution from wood to aluminum-- and it is especially important for kids just learning the basic hitting fundamentals. Our goal is for players who use the bat to realize their greatest hitting potential."

THE PATENTED V-GRIP TECHNOLOGY IS EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE ONLY FROM MATTINGLY BASEBALL.

Unlike all other leading bat manufacturers who concentrate their efforts exclusively on barrel technology, Mattingly Baseball believes that the combination of the proper grip technique with the best barrel technology delivers true performance to the player. Mattingly Baseball has created a bat that packs a powerful one-two punch by giving players the best of both worlds. Its high grade aluminum alloy with Direct Power Transfer® barrel design maximizes the sweet spot while the patented V-Grip™ handle aligns the knocking knuckles and instills the correct hitting grip from the moment you pick up the bat. Mattingly aluminum and wood V-Grip™ Bats are available at Modell’s, Baseball Express and most major stores online in both youth and adult sizes.

About Mattingly Baseball
Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, 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. 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 For further information you man contact us online at www.mattinglybaseball.com.

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