The Baseball Collegian continues the tradition of celebrating outstanding and valuable products at the ABCA convention. While technology has certainly become a big part of the baseball products industry, innovation has also occurred in all kinds of player and coach and program needs.
Here is our celebration of a select few who stood out to be honored as a 2026 ABCA BEST IN SHOW winner.
TAG Sports
Innovative Radar Gun
tagsports.ai
Metrics have become such a big aspect of the game, and TAG sports has innovated a completely new and exciting concept in radar guns. With just a small and simple attachment to the back of your phone, Tag uses an app to display key elements of the game: Pitch speeds, exit velocity, and video clips. Additionally, TAG boasts a 6+ hour rechargeable battery and no subscriptions for data or videos.
BP Zones™
Portable Strike Zone
bpzones.com
You never have enough bullpen catchers, and with all the pitches that are needed to be thrown, a portable strike zone target is essential. BP Zones is an innovator with its Sure Strike product that is “Designed to provide an accurate and consistent strike zone for your practices.” It features a strong metal frame, springs to sway when hit by pitches, and its tight, concise pitching zones.
Camel C
ity Posters
Field Signage
camelcityposters.com
Field logos are becoming more and more essential, both in making fields unique, as well as for advertising opportunities. Camel City Posters uses its vast experience in graphic design to make sports venues stand out. Featuring customizable products for outfield walls, scoreboards, dugouts and even foul poles and tarps.
WinWon Technologies
AI Recruiting Platform
www.winwontech.com/ai-powered-recruiting
Coaches value as much as information as possible in recruiting, and the internet is certainly a source. WinWon has innovated an AI search called WinWon Recruiting Copilot that with the simple typing of a name, scours the internet for an incredible amount of data on players in seconds. This feature is a powerful complement to the broad-based solutions WinWon offers in their platform that connects schedules, compliance, recruiting, emails, texting and profiles all in one place.
Levinson Athletics
Pitching Machine repair
levinsonathletics.com
A provider of field supplies and facility outfitting, Levinson Athletics also provides the impactful unique service of pitching machine repair. Specializing in Hack Attack and ATEC baseball machines, their diagnostic and repair services use high-quality replacement parts and even emergency service repair.
No Errors Sports
Glove Shaper
no-errors.com
Among many fantastic baseball products, including their sequence training bats, training gloves, and catchers bags with sturdy wheels, No Errors also offers an innovative glove-shaper. Their Web Gem Glove Form keeps gloves shaped and ready at all times. Offering protection so gloves don’t pancake, the Glove Form speeds up glove break-in times, and helps keep gloves game-ready.
Raised Decals
3D Decals & Bag Tags
raiseddecals.com
Helmet decals are a must-have item for teams, and 3D Decals & Bag Tags takes it to the next level. Their raised 3D decals in all colors and designs are not only durable, but offer exceptional branding for teams. 3D Decals & Bag Tags are the largest producer of custom 3D helmet decals in baseball and softball.
Hitting Approach
Game Analytics app
hittingapproach.com
You can make a case that the game is won or lost in the strike zone, and Hitting Approach is a simple and easy way to help players with this part of the game. Their pitch-tracking app allows teams to easily chart pitch location data. Charting games pitch-by-pitch on your phone results in meaningful data for players, including contact, whiff and take percentages, spray charts, hard-hit balls, and pitchers strike percentages by pitch type.
ThrowMo
Turf Mound Trainer
throwmotrainer.com
Stride Direction for hitters and pitchers is a very important technique checkpoint. The ThrowMo trainer is a simple teaching tool to help players feel their stride direction and make adjustments easily without having to look down. The slight elevation allows for players to safely be off-line without impacting their balance.
Japanese Baseball Gear
Javelin Training Aid
japanesebaseballgear.com
LA Dodgers pitcher and 2025 World Series MVP Yoshi Yamamoto is becoming well-known for his dynamic strength program, focusing on balance and athleticism instead of weights. One tool he uses is the Flecha Javelin from Japanese Baseball Gear – a mini-javelin created to train throwing with the entire body to emphasis explosive ground-up throwing.
Collectible Canvas
Unique Team Awards
collectiblecanvas.com
Senior Day festivities are becoming more and more an essential part of a coach’s job, and the right award for players is increasingly important. Collectible Canvas offers memorable team awards at a great price point to best celebrate players. Featured among their gifts for players, seniors and coaches are their unique Home Plate Canvas awards that can be customized with photos and logos.
GrandStand Buckets
Innovative Ball Bucket
grandstandbuckets.com
Grandstand ball buckets are a needed innovation for coaches. A seemingly normal ball bucket transforms simply into two buckets, with one that nests on top so no need to bend during batting practice. Additionally, their Auto-Rise™ system lifts the bottom of the bucket, so you are always taking balls from the top of the bucket. Also available with team logos!
Stalker Sport
Spin Rate Radar Gun
stalkersport.com
Spin Rate has become a valued metric, but until now, has not been available in a radar gun. Stalker Sports has been a longtime leader in radar guns, and now their Pro3s radar gun is the only one on the market that measures spin rate. It also can track exit velocity, in addition to the traditional pitch velocity.
V-Flex
Screens for Visual Focus
vflexsports.com
Pitch selection choice for hitters, and pitch location command for pitchers, are at the heart of achieving success in baseball. V-Flex screens are ahead of their time using visual focal points to train the brain for hitters to recognize and react to strikes. For pitchers, C-Flex screens help to use these visual focal points to better identify and target the strike zone.
