I’m very excited to bring you all an inside look at the University of Texas Longhorns’ team-issue gear, complete with bats, gloves, footwear, even a custom pine tar case. I’ve always been in awe of the mystique surrounding Texas athletics, so this is one I hope you all enjoy. Many thanks to Vince Alcazar, UT’s Assistant Equipment Manager, for the generous helping of photos and info. Follow UT’s equipment crew at @UTBaseballEQ, they post a ton of great WPW-esque stuff.
Here’s a basic breakdown of UT’s gear selections, starting with bats…
On any given day, the Longhorns have the following BBCOR bats in the lineup:
Louisville Slugger
Easton Power Brigade
Rawlings
Marucci
Nike
Gloves
According to our source, UT outfielders and pitchers use mostly Nike Diamond Elite Pro leather with a few N1 gloves “sprinkled in.” As for the infielders and catchers, they can choose whatever glove they want, most going for custom Rawlings gloves. The catchers are wearing the All-Star CM3000XSBT.
Cleats
Custom Nike Air MVP Pro in UT colors
Nike Air Huarache 2K4 Low in black
Batting Gloves
Custom Nike Diamond Elite Pro II
what kinds of bat bags do collegiate players use?
Do you have or can you help me find a longhorn’s bat bag or a catchers bag or a boomboh bag