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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
April 27, 1998
(301) 504-7908
Release # 98-100
CPSC, Schutt Manufacturing Co. Announce Recall of Baseball
and Softball Training Aids
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), Schutt Manufacturing Co., of
Litchfield, Ill., is announcing the recall of about 12,000
Baseball Striker and Softball Striker batting aids. During
normal use, the ball can become separated from its cable when
struck with a bat, and cause serious injuries to users and
bystanders.
Schutt Manufacturing Co. has received three reports of
injuries, including one serious eye injury.
The Baseball Striker and Softball Striker are hitting
training devices which are used for a batter's warm-up. It is
made up of an metal extending arm with a cable that has a
molded polyurethane baseball or softball hanging from the end.
The device is mounted to a chain-link fence. When the batter hits
the ball, it is designed to rotate in a circle on the cable
around the extending arm.
The Baseball Strikers and Softball Striker were produced by
Hollywood Bases during January 1994 through September 1996 and
produced by Schutt Manufacturing Co.
during September 1996 through April 1998. Both versions look
similar, except the Hollywood Bases models have painted rather
than plated extending arms and the different company
names are identified on the products.
Large sporting goods chains and small sporting goods stores
nationwide sold the Baseball Striker and Softball Striker from
January 1994 to April 1998 for approximately
$50 to $70.
Consumers should immediately stop using the Baseball Striker
and Softball Striker and return them to the sporting goods store
where purchased for a refund. For more
information, call Schutt Manufacturing Co. at (888) 325-3978
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CDT Monday through Friday, or write the
company at Schutt Manufacturing Company, 610
South Industrial Drive, Litchfield, IL 62056.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury
or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the
agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's
fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800)
638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a
press release through fax-on-demand, call
(301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the
release number. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information via Internet gopher services at
cpsc.gov or report product hazards to
info@cpsc.gov.
