February 2008
Mattingly Bats Available in Most Major Retailers
On sale now at most Modells, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sports Chalet, Hibbett Sports, and Olympia Sports locations in addition to online retailers Baseball Express, Eastbay and Anaconda, among others.

Shelton, Conn. June 1, 2007---More young athletes across the nation now have access to the most innovative baseball and softball bats on the market -- Mattingly V-Grip™ Bats.

Already found on the shelves of leading retailers Modell's Sporting Goods, Eastbay, and Baseball Express, the uniquely handled V-Grip™ bats are now also stocked by Dick's Sporting Goods, Sports Chalet, Hibbett Sports, and Olympia Sports locations.

"Mattingly Bats continue to penetrate the market at lightning speed," says Phil Dooley, Vice President of Sales for Mattingly Sports (www.mattinglybaseball.com). "The demand for our exclusive Mattingly V-Grip™ bats has been overwhelming and proves that players are demanding improved performance from their equipment. Mattingly bats live up to the task!"

As the first and only bat to combine both the latest barrel technology and this performance-enhancing grip into one dynamically engineered bat, the Mattingly V-Grip™ bats deliver significant performance advantages over traditional competitive bats.

The showpiece of the line is the new composite bat, the BEAST. The BEAST's XWC Xtreme Weave Carbon Sweetspot Barrel is designed to power-load your energy and deliver the maximum trampoline effect so your ball explodes off the bat on contact. The aluminum bats are Ripped and V-Force. The "Ripped" is made with Mattingly's advanced MB55Sc Scandium aluminum alloy. These bats feature "Direct Power Transfer" stiff-handle technology and a "Locked-N-Loaded" end plug, which together deliver unyielding stiffness to both the handle and the taper areas, forcing maximum energy to the barrel. Mattingly wood bats come in either pure grade ash or rock-hard maple in both youth and adult sizes. Also, Mattingly continues to provide the V-Train Bat, a training favorite of many of today's pros. In addition to the bat line, Mattingly has expanded the associated accessories with bat bags, bat gloves and an apparel assortment of performance polos, tees and hats .

THE PATENTED V-GRIP TECHNOLOGY IS EXCLUSIVE TO MATTINGLY SPORTS.

About Mattingly Sports

Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, with offices in New York and Florida, 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. In addition, Mattingly founded the BEAST Award to recognize and reward outstanding hitting talent across country. For further information you may contact us online at: www.mattinglybaseball.com.