3N2, the baseball
and softball cleats manufacturer, has come to terms on a multi-year endorsement deal with
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) All-Star and Olympic silver medalist Vicky
Galindo. As an
official spokesperson, Galindo will endorse 3N2’s full fastpitch product line;
from softball cleats and trainers to performance and workout apparel. She will
feature prominently in 3N2 marketing materials, serve as a key member of 3N2’s
Women’s Advisory Council and take part in the Team3N2 clinic series in the fall
of 2009.

 

Galindo,
an infielder, spent the 2008 season on the U.S. Women’s National Softball Team
that won the Silver Medal in the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Galindo hit .600 in six games played
in the Olympics. In 2009, she returns to the NPF where she will help the
Chicago Bandits defend their 2008 NPF championship. Galindo has played for the
Bandits since 2005. She has also been invited to try out for the U.S. National
team once again in 2009.

 

Galindo
attended the University of California, Berkeley
where she was a two-time First team All-American. She was named to the WCWS
All-Tournament Team in 2003 and 2004, and was a three-time All-Region selection.
Galindo ranks second in the Cal
career record books in both runs scored (141) and stolen bases (61).

 

Galindo said, “The amount of time and energy that 3N2 has
put into women's fastpitch continues to amaze me,” Galindo said. “They are 100%
dedicated to the progression of the sport and are determined to make women's
fastpitch a staple in the United
States.”

 

“We
couldn’t be happier to have an athlete of Vicky’s caliber join 3N2,” said
company President Marty Graham. “She is a fierce competitor and tremendous
human being. She truly represents the essence of our brand.”

 

The
Galindo signing comes on the heels of another high-profile addition to the 3N2
team; fellow NPF standout and former NCAA player of the year Angela Tincher.
Galindo noted that the professionalism of 3N2 as an organization and comfort of
the product are attracting some of the biggest names of NPF to 3N2.

 

“3N2 is a
product and company on the rise. Their professionalism and involvement in the
game is being noticed,” Galindo said. “Not to mention their cleats are
extremely comfortable and lightweight. Women's fastpitch has been in desperate
need of a company like 3N2. They care about the game.”