BATON ROUGE, La. -- Marucci Sports is proud to announce the addition of the Louisiana Knights as an official partner organization and member of the Marucci Founders’ Club.

Under the direction of former Big League pitcher Jack Cressend, the Knights have become one of the nation’s premier amateur baseball organizations over the last 10 years, helping over 250 players reach the college and professional ranks.

The program looks to continue its success in 2017 and beyond as former Marucci Elite coach and WWBA World Champion Chad Raley joins Chris Pool and the rest of the Knights’ staff to assist in roster construction, player development, and recruiting.

“For us it was a great opportunity to partner with an organization that does things the right way. We have a ton of respect for Jack and Chris and the organization they have built. With the addition of Chad, we know the Knights will have some of the best players around and look forward to seeing them represent the Marucci brand,” said Marucci Director of Team Sales Kyle Achord.

“We’re very appreciative of the opportunity and very excited to work with a Louisiana-based company like Marucci to continue building that local connection with guys we’ve known for years who are so respected in the game,” said Cressend.

Based in Mandeville, LA, the Knights field 15 teams from 8U-18U, and their commitment to teaching life lessons through baseball and how to play the game with “a great attitude, aggressiveness, athleticism, and aptitude in a first class way,” makes them an outstanding representative of Marucci and an obvious choice as our Louisiana Founders’ Club member.

About Founders' Club

The founders of Marucci built the company on a dedication to superior quality and a relentless pursuit of excellence that extended beyond the game of baseball. The Founders’ Club is an elite alliance of some of the nation’s premier amateur baseball organizations whose core values align with those of the Marucci Founders. These programs were selected by Marucci based on their dedication to excellence on and off the field, reputation as a positive influence in their community, and commitment to growing their organization and, in turn, the Marucci mission. #MarucciFamily