PIFBS works with the industry’s top equipment manufacturers to provide quality gear to leagues in need.
Pitch In For Baseball & Softball is proud to team up with manufacturers who want to give back to their communities and to help expand access to the game.
Wilson Sporting Goods
Wilson Sporting Goods has served as Pitch In For Baseball & Softball’s top equipment provider for donations large and small.
PIFBS and Wilson joined forces on a number of important projects over the years, including a series of packing and distribution events to assist schools in Chicago, IL, home of Wilson’s headquarters. The Softball Signature Projects in 2018 and 2019 distributed much-needed equipment to 30 school softball programs throughout the city of Chicago.
In 2021 Wilson provided equipment for PIFBS equipment distribution and clinic with MLB player Dee Strange-Gordon. Wilson also supports PIFBS with donations of excess equipment throughout the year and proceeds from the Get a Glove, Give a Glove Program.
BWP Bats
Thanks to BWP Bats, we sent out donations to 65 middle school baseball programs in New York in 2021. The schools are located across Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Each program received five bats courtesy of BWP, a wooden bat manufacturer located in the heartland of Pennsylvania.
Diamond Sports
Diamond Sports donated 3-4 pallets of gear to PIFBS in 2019. In 2020, Diamond Sports contributed a generous donation of nearly 200 left-hand throw gloves in September. Proper gloves can be hard to come by for left-handed kids.
Easton
In December 2019, Easton generously donated more than 5 pallets worth of baseball and softball equipment. This shipment included USA and BBCOR bats, gloves, catchers gear, batting helmets, and miscellaneous apparel.
New Balance
In 2020, New Balance donated more than 400 rubber cleats, 200+ turf shows, and 93 metal cleats to Pitch In For Baseball & Softball. The turf shoes were sent to Reds Community Fund programs, and all of the donations will help hundreds of kids get what they need to play ball.
Rawlings
Rawlings helped supply the equipment needed for the Twins Community Fund’s Junior Twins Equipment Kits, which were sent to 9 programs in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa in 2021. The kits included Rawlings gloves and baseballs/softballs along with other items.
Under Armour
At the end of 2017 Under Armour donated three truckloads comprised of 40 pallets of gear to Pitch In For Baseball & Softball. Much of this equipment was used for Puerto Rico disaster relief programs. Any high school program grantees can also get metal cleats from PIFBS because of this donation. In 2020, Under Armour also donated 164 pairs of rubber cleats and turf shoes.