3000 Hits Baseball Bat

Commissioned for Derek Jeter, the baseball legend, himself to commemorate his three-thousandth hit... Jack Storms did the unthinkable and created a life sized baseball bat out of his world-renowned cold fusion dichroic glass sculpting. This piece is always a hit at any events exhibiting Jack's work. Fans love taking pictures with an exact replica that Jack himself owns. The concept came from Jack Storms and Douglas Biro, a longtime friend and associate of Derek’s. The bat is a 1:1 ratio of Derek’s bat, the Louisville Slugger P72. Bat specialist Robbie Bond was brought in to consult in the shipping technique needed to form the bat. The process took 8 weeks to complete. The bat was presented to Derek in private on the week of the “Derek Jeter Celebrity Golf Classics” in Tampa, FL where Vivian and Jack Storms attended and donated an OpTee for private auction to benefit the Turn2 foundation. In February of 2012, Jack Storms honored New York Yankees Player Derek Jeter for becoming the 28th