rock maple trees. beautiful bats. this is entirely made in america. >> made in maine with maine wood, with maine labor. >> reporter: he tried out for the major leagues. i barely made little league. it's been awhile. probably since little league. a few tips. >> well, first thing you're going to do, with an ash bat, you have to hit the edge grain. you can't hit the face grain. or you're going to break the bat. >> reporter: all right. >> and then as you're swinging, you're coming in to the ball. concentrate on hitting the ball. >> reporter: thanks, paul, for clapping. but tonight, we're clapping, because they told us today, eight new hires at that bat factory in shirley mills. and from maine to this tiny town in texas tonight. nocona, off highway 82. 50 workers making 150 baseball gloves a day. robert "big bob" storey there on the right, nocona leather goods. their first glove in 1934. rob storey is his great-grandson.dad woed yearsge leather.