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>> WE GO TO A UNIQUE BREWERY
THAT'S A FAMILY OF FAIR AND WE
WILL GO TO A UNIQUE DISTILLERY
IN BROWN COUNTY.

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BUT FIRST WHAT STARTED AS A
HOBBY IN A GARAGE IS QUICKLY
BECOMING A BIG HIT.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH TITAN BATS.

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>> IT ALL STARTED ON HIS
GRANDFATHER'S 1928 SEARS AND
ROEBUCK WOULD LEAK.
>> COVERED IN SAWDUST AND I

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DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND
I ASKED HIM ONE DAY IF WE COULD
GET OUT AND PLAY WITH IT.
>> THAT HE DID.

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HE MADE A MINIATURE BAT FOR HIS
SON.
>> I TOOK THE TOOLS AND THEY
GAVE ME A FIVE MINUTE CRASH

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COURSE ON HOW TO HAND CARVED AND
IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A BILLY CLUB
AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT SO I THREW
IT IN THE SCRAP PILE.

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>> GRANDPA WAS NONE TOO HAPPY
AND HE TOOK IT OUT OF THE SCRAP
PILE AND FINISHED WHAT HE
STARTED.

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>> YES, SIR I WILL GET IT DONE.
>> THAT MAY BE THE BEST ADVICE
HE HAS EVER TAKEN.
>> I GIVE IT TO MY SON AND HE

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THOUGHT IT WAS THE COOLEST THING
EVER AN I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD
MAKE HIM A BAD HE COULD USE.
>> THE NATIVE WHO BY DAY WORKS

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AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
WAS GIFTED A LARGER WOODWORKING
MACHINE AND BEGIN MAKING
FULL-SIZE BATS IN HIS GARAGE AT

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NIGHT.
>> NEXT THING I KNOW I'M MAKING
BASEBALL BAT AFTER BASEBALL BAT
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE

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IT WORK.
>> THAT HARD WORK PAID OFF.
IN 2013 A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
FEATURING HIM MAKING BATS OUT OF

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HIS GARAGE CAUGHT THE ATTENTION
OF AN OLD FRIEND.
THE FORMER LILLY BASEBALL PLAYER
AT INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY NOW

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WORKS AS A MEDICAL DEVICE
SALESMEN IN CARMEL DECIDED TO
REACH OUT TO YOUNG AND INVEST IN
HIS BATS.

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>> HE CAME ONE DAY AND SAID
MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY TO WORK
TOGETHER ON THIS AND MAKE IT A
BUSINESS.

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>> THEY OFFICIALLY FORMED THE
BAT COMPANY IN 2014.
>> IT'S BEEN BLOWING UP EVER
SINCE.

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>> HE'S PRODUCED AND SOLD 3,000
BATS IN 2019 AND EXPECTS TO
DOUBLE THAT IN 2020 ESPECIALLY
NOW THAT HE'S MOVED OUT OF HIS

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GARAGE AND INTO THIS 5,000
SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY TO HELP
WITH INCREASED DEMAND.
>> THE DEMAND IS THERE.

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THESE ARE THE BETS BATS IN THE
COUNTRY.
I JUST KNOW IT'S GOING TO
EXPLODE.

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>> SPEAKING OF THE PROS.
>> SEVERAL MINOR LEAGUERS WE
HAVE TO CERTIFY BATS TO USE OUR
BATS IN THE MINOR LEAGUES

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SINGLE-A AA AAA AND THE BIG
LEAGUES SO THEY CAN PRACTICE
WITH THEM AND USE THEM.
WE TEST THEM AGAINST LOUISVILLE

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SLUGGER AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT
ONCE THEY ARE CERTIFIED THEY USE
THEM IN A GAME.
>> SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN

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AS SOON AS NEXT YEAR.
>> IT'S ABOUT A 30,000-DOLLAR
FEE AND THEN THEY INSPECT YOUR
SHOP IN THE WOOD QUALITY AND

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THEN YOU ARE IN.
>> WE WILL PERSEVERE AND KEEP