After several years with another company, the University of North Carolina has signed a six-year agreement with Louisville Slugger to use BBCOR bats from the leading bat manufacturer.
“We are very excited to reunite with Louisville Slugger,” says UNC Head Baseball Coach Mike Fox who took the Tar Heels to the College World Series five of six years between 2006 and 2011, reaching the championship in 2006 and 2007.
“Our program found itself in a unique position this past fall as our players were able to swing any make or model bat they desired. It was clear after our fall season that we needed to swing Louisville Slugger exclusively. In terms of performance, service, technology and the people, it was an easy decision. Louisville Slugger is baseball bats, and we are very fortunate to be a partner with such a first-class company.”
“We've known Coach Fox for a long time and respect him for the first class program he runs. It’s a model of the type of program we want to partner with,” says Louisville Slugger College Baseball Program Manager Kevin Uhrhan. “Coach Fox has nine players in Major League Baseball right now, and we know he and his players had a lot of options. That’s why we’re ecstatic over the message our new partnership sends to young baseball players everywhere. Champions swing Louisville Slugger.”
In addition to current NCAA Champion Arizona, the Tar Heels join other top collegiate programs sponsored by Louisville Slugger, including Stanford, Florida State, Rice, Baylor and Louisville.
