Patriot Bat Company @bat_patriot
We are a veteran owned wooden bat company focusing on providing quality professional model bats. All bats are American made from American grown lumber. Joined February 2019-
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Congratulations to Baseball's Gabriel Andreyev on being named NJCAA All-Academic First Team!! Great work Gabe! @gabeandreyev @MbbPgcc
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What a great conference! We had so many great people stop by our booth. We enjoyed speaking with everyone. Please feel free to message me with feedback. I can be reached at [email protected]
Ok coaches and players, it's day 2 of the #ABCA2020 conference. Make sure to swing by booth 923. Anyone that signs up for our mailing list, retweet our picture for a chance to win merch. Enjoy the convention!!
#ABC2020 Thanks to everyone that stopped by booth 923 and spent time with the folks at Patriot Bats. Remember, for a chance to win a free Maple Pro model bat make sure you follow us at @bat_patriot , retweet our photo from the morning, and sign up for our newsletter.
Stop by our booth (923) sign up for our mailing list, follow us on Twitter, and repost this for a chance to win free gear.
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Merry Christmas form the Patriot Bat family to yours.
We will be at the #ABCA Conference next month. Come check us out at booth 0923. Help us get to 600 followers by the new year. Share us with your friends.
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YouthSportsSpot.com Partner @bat_patriot - Veteran owned wood bat company focusing on quality professional bats. All bats are #AmericanMade from American grown lumber.bit.ly/2WCGkHV
YouthSportsSpot.com Partner @bat_patriot - Veteran owned wood bat company focusing on quality professional bats. All bats are #AmericanMade from American grown lumber.bit.ly/2WCGkHV
YouthSportsSpot.com Partner @bat_patriot - Veteran owned wood bat company focusing on quality professional bats. All bats are #AmericanMade from American grown lumber.bit.ly/2WCGkHV
Just got our new fungo from @bat_patriot, Quality Bats - American made from American grown lumber. Veteran Owned supporter of Legion Baseball.
It took a while but our website is live! Go check it out at patriot-bats.com
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Day 1 in Florida at the Russ Matt invitational is in the books lost Game 1 to a very good D3 Brookdale CC but bounced back in game 2 to get the split on the day with a good win vs a tough D3 Hudson Valley CC
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Here is the first ever player to swing a Patriot bat. College freshman Jake Willis is swinging our signature model. Patriot MJM10 Pro. Ink dot tested maple bat. Don't forget to follow us here at Patriot Bats.
I've been working with our web designer and we are very close to publishing our site. Keep an eye out when it does. We will definitely be offering introductory savings!
@bat_patriot here goes a chance to win!!!! Good luck hitting over 400!!!!
Let's see if we can get another big push and get our followers up over 400. With everyone's help I know we get it done by the weekend. Don't forget to mention us in a tweet @bat_patriot for a chance to win a free bat!!!!
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Let's see if we can get another big push and get our followers up over 400. With everyone's help I know we get it done by the weekend. Don't forget to mention us in a tweet @bat_patriot for a chance to win a free bat!!!!
Tebow couldn't have said it better! What an outstanding individual!
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Mention us in a tweet for a chance to win your choice of a new coaches fungo or pro model bat of your choice. Winner will be selected at random April 1st. Each mention is worth an entry. Help spread the word.