BATON ROUGE, La. -- Marucci Sports announced it has entered into a partnership to become the “Official Bat of the Prospect League,” beginning in the upcoming 2018 season.

The Prospect League is an elite collegiate wood bat summer baseball league with 11 teams competing in a six-state region: Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

"On behalf of the Prospect League board, we are extremely excited for this partnership with Marucci,” said Bruce Rosselli, Prospect League president. "As the Official Bat of The Prospect League, our players will have the opportunity to use the bat chosen by more Big Leaguers than any other to hone their batting skills over the summer to prepare them for the next level, which we feel sets us apart from other leagues.”

“This partnership is a special one for us, not only for the opportunity to get our bats in the hands of some of the best prospects in the game, but for personal reasons as well,” said Justin Cryer, College Sales Rep for Marucci. “Several Marucci employees, including myself, are Prospect League alums, so we know firsthand how instrumental the league was to us as players, but also in our career development.”

Opening Day for the 2018 Prospect League is Wednesday, May 30, and marks the beginning of the 10th season for the collegiate summer league. For more information, visit ProspectLeague.com.

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ABOUT THE PROSPECT LEAGUE

The Prospect League, an elite collegiate wood-bat summer baseball league, provides college players with the opportunity to compete at a high-level of competition in a minor-league setting. The League’s members provide their communities with quality baseball and affordable, family-friendly entertainment. The Prospect League was founded in 2009 after merging with the Central Illinois Collegiate League. The Prospect League will have 11 teams competing in a six-state region: Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia with expansion already announced for 2019. For more information, please visit us on the digital home of the Prospect League: prospectleague.com.