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Guided Tour of MacDougall & Sons Bat Company

April 6, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

See the handcrafting of wooden bats made locally in Bend.

This is an in-person program. Registration is required.  Register here.

MacDougall & Sons Bat Company is located in the high desert of beautiful, Bend Oregon. They handcraft 100% real wood bats that last about 10 time longer than regular all-wood bats. Learn more at https://macdougallbats.com/

“John MacDougall knew he could build a better wood bat. A lifelong baseball addict, coach and father of two baseball players (those would be the sons, Ian and Duncan), he was no stranger to broken bats. He’s seen maple and ash bats shatter, splinter, crack, split and explode, sometimes after only a few at bats. At $90 a pop (a lot more now, eh?), that hurts and it’s not how John believed it had to be. He could have switched to composite wood bats, but being a traditionalist at heart, that just didn’t sit right with him. He had a better idea.”

Details

Date:
April 6, 2023
Time:
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Website:
https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/event/70546

Organizer

Deschutes Public Library
Phone:
(541) 312-1020
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Venue

MacDougall & Sons Bat Company
8416, 20748 Carmen Loop #110
Bend, 97702
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