These three lucky kids (Jack, his buddy from up north, Dylan and Abbey) got to tour Trinity Bat Co. today. They make wooden baseball bats. Jack had been asking me lately about a lathe machine and how bats are made, so it seemed like a perfect opportunity to find out. This photo is of the wood as it comes into them to be made into the bats. It is carefully inspected for any flaws and weighed to get a precise weight for each and every bat made.
This local company (USA made) makes bats for all ages and levels, even up to the majors. They count Adrian Gonzalez (Dodgers) and Hunter Pence (Giants) among their famous clients. I didn't know that major league guys can go through 200+ bats per year! They showed the kids the cutting of the wood and how it is painted. You can order any color of bat and have it engraved with your name, logo, etc. Jack said the man who was doing the painting was amazing with how perfectly he painted them. They ship a huge amount of bats to Korea and, for some reason, the Korean teams like the color orange and request their bats to be painted that color!
Their motto, "You will always cross home plate with Trinity Bats" is true because, as you enter their showroom, you have to cross home plate! Abbey insisted I take her picture standing right there. Great motto and clever idea.
Thank you, Jeremy, for being such a gracious host. He said they asked really great questions. They each shook his hand and thanked him when we were finished. Proud Grammie moment! As we left and headed to the car, they proclaimed how cool that was and how much they liked the tour. All three chatted the whole drive home about what they had seem and learned.
Another successful summer adventure!!! Isn't the world interesting if you just take the time to look around and learn about things??
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