Manufacturer of Baseball Pitching Machine Hits Another Home Run

Published in Enterprise News in the March/April 2003 Issue

A small company in Alva, OK that manufactures batting cages and pitching machines has developed markets in California, Arizona, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida, New York, Delaware, Illinois and Ohio. The business is located in an incubator facility on the university campus in Alva. The company is a premier builder of innovative sporting equipment for leading organizations in a variety of sports. The company currently handles Kodiak baseball equipment as well.

The International Trade Division has been working with the company to expand it’s market to Mexico, Central America, Asia and Japan. Marketing materials and company information have been forwarded to potential distributors in these areas. The division has worked very closely with the Oklahoma Trade Office in Mexico. A meeting with the company officials, the International Trade Officer for Mexico and the REI International Trade Director was recently held in Oklahoma City to formulate marketing plans. The division continues to provide research data on opportunities in Japan, Mexico, Asia and other markets.

Biggest home run? The company sold three pitching machines to the Minnesota Twins. In May, the product will be featured during the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins game.