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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PERFECT GAME NAMES DELANO BAT COMPANY
OFFICIAL WOOD COMPOSITE BAT PARTNER,
LAUNCHES LIMITED-EDITION BAT SERIES
Delano Bats will serve as the Official Game Bat of the 13U Select Festival, taking place this coming weekend in East Cobb, Georgia
Sanford, Florida (Tuesday, August 18, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced a new partnership with Delano Bat Company, LLC, naming the company an Official Wood Composite Bat Partner of Perfect Game.
The partnership will feature three exclusive limited-edition bat releases, which began with the Original Glory American Flag Bat in celebration of the United States' 250th birthday, that dropped in June to kick off the summer. Each release will be limited to 500 bats and available through select online channels and on-site sales at designated Perfect Game events across the country.
In addition to the exclusive bat series, Delano Bat Co. will serve as the Official Game Bat of the 2026 Perfect Game 13U Select Festival, which takes place this weekend, August 20-23, at the University of Tennessee and the Official Wood Composite Bat of the 11U and 12U Select Festivals, which happened earlier this month. Delano was also the Official Bat of the Perfect Game All-Star Game and All-Star Game Home Run Challenge, which both took place during the Perfect Game All-American Classic weekend this past weekend at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
"Delano has built a reputation for innovation, craftsmanship and performance, making them an ideal partner for Perfect Game and the millions of athletes who compete in our events each year," said Perfect Game CEO Rob Ponger. "This partnership extends beyond equipment. Together, we'll collaborate on the development of future bat technologies while creating unique products that celebrate the game and connect with players and families throughout the country."
As part of the partnership, Perfect Game will work closely with Delano's product development team to test emerging technologies, evaluate new bat concepts and provide direct feedback on bat designs and product offerings.
"We see this partnership as an important step in accelerating our roadmap for hitters,” said Michael Sonier, Co-Founder and Manger Director for Delano Bat Company. “Perfect Game's reach and credibility within amateur baseball provide a unique opportunity to engage with players who are serious about their development. As we continue to innovate around performance, feel, and durability, we're excited to work alongside an organization that shares our commitment to helping athletes reach their potential."
With more than 10,000 scheduled events in 2026 across North America, Perfect Game provides Delano Bats with a premier platform to showcase its products to the next generation of baseball players while helping advance bat technology through direct athlete feedback and performance testing.
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Media contact:
Greg Casterioto / Gcasterioto@perfectgame.org / (267) 246-5709
About Perfect Game
Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing nearly 10,000 events, hundreds of thousands of games and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, over 2,400 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,805 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2025 Draft, for example, 92 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft’s first day had previously attended Perfect Game events.
About Delano Bat Company
Delano Bat Company is a U.S.-based sports technology company redefining the wood composite bat category through patented innovation and American craftsmanship. Its proprietary FZN Composite Core™ technology provides hitters with maximum performance, a massive sweet spot with excellent feel and durability. Delano's flagship bat, The Original Gamer™, is BBCOR certified, NCAA approved, and is rapidly becoming the gamer of choice of the most elite amateur hitters.