Akadema Endorser Brandon Barnes Makes Terrific Catch Against The Cardinals

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  • (1888PressRelease) September 22, 2012 - Hawthorne, NJ - Akadema endorser Brandon Barnes made a great diving catch against the St. Louis Cardinals, on Thursday, September 20th. Barnes, who was playing center field, ran back for the ball and then leaped to make the catch, diving back towards the fence. The Astros were up by 1 in the 1st inning when Barnes made the catch. Barnes' catch was featured as one of the top plays of the night on MLB.com. Barnes, 26, was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma after starting the season in Double-A Corpus Christi. Barnes made his MLB Debut on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Houston in the 6th Round of The 2005 MLB Draft drafted Barnes. For his career, Barnes has played in 32 games, with a .219 batting average, 6 runs, 16 hits, 1 home run, and 7 RBI's. Barnes uses an AMR 34 in all black, with a mesh back and h-web, and is part of Akadema's endorsement team.

    About Akadema:
    Akadema is the world's most exciting baseball and softball equipment company. In its short history, Akadema has become the hottest baseball and softball equipment company for professional, college, high school and serious youth players. Akadema attributes their increase in market share to their innovative quality professional product line, which is contrast to mass production products that have little to do with quality or feel. Akadema has long stood for high quality and performance and wants you to "Bring Your 'A' Game". Akadema comes highly endorsed by MLB players like: Bryce Harper, Shane Victorino, Derek Holland, Cameron Maybin, Brandon McCarthy, Bobby Jenks, Matt LaPorta, Vin Mazzaro, Craig Breslow, Ross Ohlendorf and many others as well as Senior Advisors and MLB Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.

    Contact:
    Paul Catanzaro, Customer Service/Marketing Coordinator
    Akadema Inc.
    140 5th Avenue
    Hawthorne, NJ 07506
    Phone: 973-304-1470
    Fax: 973-636-6375
    www.akademapro.com

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