Akadema Endorser Bryce Harper Becomes Youngest To Hit Home Run At Fenway Park Since Robin Yount

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun. 12, 2012 - Hawthorne, NJ – June 12, 2012 – Akadema endorser Bryce Harper became the youngest player to hit a home run at Fenway Park since Robin Yount in 1976.  Harper went 3-5 with 3 RBI’s, with all three hits coming off of left-handers.  Harper fell a triple short of the cycle.  Nationals Manager Davey Johnson was impressed. "Harp, what a night he had," Johnson said. "It seemed like Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine was bringing in the left-handers for him all night. It didn't seem to faze the kid."  In his rookie season, Harper now has 29 runs, 43 hits, 8 doubles, 4 triples, 6 homeruns, 20 walks, and a .295 batting average.  In 2010, Akadema signed the phenom to a long-term glove contract, in the same year he was selected as the first overall pick in the MLB draft.  Harper uses a custom AMR 34 glove in the field.

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.

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Paul Catanzaro, Customer Service/Marketing Coordinator
Akadema Inc.
140 5th Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Phone: 973-304-1470
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