founder ray demarini headquarters 45 33 58 n 122 54 24 w 45.5660 n 122.90668 w 45.5660 ; 122.90668 coordinates 45 33 58 n 122 54 24 w 45.5660 n 122.90668 w 45.5660 ; 122.90668 hillsboro oregon united states owner amer sports parent wilson sporting goods website www.demarini.com demarini sports inc. is an american manufacturer of baseball bats and other sports equipment headquartered in hillsboro oregon united states . the company is known for producing baseball and softball bats with innovations that provide enhanced hitting power . contents 1 history 2 products 3 see also 4 references history edit ray demarini founded the company in oregon in 1989 introducing a high tech softball bat . 1 the company s 1995 introduction of double wall bats and the increased power they provided drew praise and propelled the company s success 2 but also prompted concern over bat safety . 3 sales surpassed 10 000 bats annually in the mid 1990s . 1 acquired by wilson sporting goods in 2000 demarini continues to research design and build bats in its hillsboro oregon facility . 4 in 2012 the company expanded the business by adding softball and baseball apparel . 4 5 products edit demarini s doublewall technology employs two independent walls to create a springboard hitting surface extending the center of percussion along the length of the barrel . they also produce bats such as the nitro and diablo with a single wall . most demarini little league bats come in 11 12 and 13 weight drop . most senior league bats come in 8 . all adult bats are sold as 3 weight drop . the most common bat is the cf series and the vodoo series . this bat started as the f2.other innovations include aluminum carbon hybrid bats . 6 the company is unlike many of its competitors who produce bats abroad . 7 company headquarters in hillsboro oregon more than 150 college baseball programs use demarini bats including oregon state university the repeat college world series champions in 2006 and 2007 and 2009 cws champion louisiana state university . the 2007 national collegiate athletic association division ii and iii championship teams also used demarini equipment . 7 a 2005 headline in a new jersey newspaper referred to demarini bats as the mercedes of baseball bats . 6 among other bat producers demarini has been involved in increased marketing to little league baseball players that has been met with criticism . 8 see also edit list of companies based in oregon references edit a b mccall william 15 september 1995 . designer connects with his high tech softball bat . los angeles times . mccall william september 17 1995 . talk softball and carry a big bat inventor says you can hit one out of the park with his new double walled metallic slugger . associated press . rocky mountain news . kolpack jeff 1999 08 12 . bats carry a wallop wahpeton injury raises concern over bat safety . the forum . a b brettman allan november 19 2012 . demarini sports of hillsboro adds apparel to its batting lineup . the oregonian . retrieved november 19 2012 . siemers erik november 19 2012 . bat maker demarini adds apparel line . portland business journal . retrieved november 19 2012 . a b mckay martha may 19 2005 . mercedes of baseball bats not just because it bends . . the record hackensack new jersey . a b carney drew 22 august 2007 . demarini bat cave produces winning product . kgw.com . rovell darren 2003 08 19 . companies line up to be part of action . espn.com . companies portal v t e amer sports oyj major brands arc teryx atomic mavic precor salomon suunto wilson other brands demarini volant retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title demarini & oldid 742917962 categories sporting goods manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in hillsboro oregoncompanies established in 19891989 establishments in oregonhidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 october 2016 at 16 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view