Worth adds Andy Purcell to Slowpitch Advisory Staff
Worth® Adds Andy Purcell to Slowpitch Advisory Staff
KISSIMMEE, FL – June 19, 2012 – Worth® today announced the signing of one of slowpitch softball’s marquee players, Andy Purcell, to its advisory staff. Purcell is currently the pitcher for the top-ranked Men’s Major slowpitch team, Resmondo/Specialty Tank/Worth.
Other Worth Advisory Staff players on the Resmondo team include: Travis Resmondo, Don Dedonatis III, Greg Connell and BJ Fulk.
Purcell has been a member of 17 world championship teams, and has been selected to 15 all-world teams. In addition, Purcell earned MVP honors of the USSSA Men’s Major World Series twice, joining Dedonatis III as the only two players to accomplish this honor.
This signing continues St. Louis-based Worth’s aggressive initiative to add the best players and coaches to its roster of product development advisors. Worth’s fastpitch advisory team includes: Patti Gasso, head softball coach at the national runner-up University of Oklahoma; Ralph and Karen Weekly, co-head softball coaches at the University of Tennessee; Deana Gumpf, head softball coach at the University of Notre Dame; and Sharon Perkin, head softball coach at Georgia Tech.
About Worth
Worth® is a leading marketer and manufacturer of softball and baseball equipment and part of the Jarden Corporation portfolio of brands. Worth is the official softball of the NCAA® and NAIA® softball championships. Worth is the official helmet and an official bat of National Pro Fastpitch. Worth is also the official bat and ball of USSSA. For more information, please visit www.worthsports.com, find us on Facebook, or by phone at (314) 819-2800.
About Jarden Corporation
Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of a diverse range of consumer products with a portfolio of over 100 trusted, quality brands sold globally. Jarden operates in three primary business segments through a number of well recognized brands, including: Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia®, Aero®, Berkley®, Campingaz® and Coleman®, ExOfficio®, Fenwick®, Gulp!®, K2®, Marker®, Marmot®, Mitchell®, Penn®, Rawlings®, Shakespeare®, Stearns®, Stren®, Trilene®, Völkl® and Zoot®; Consumer Solutions: Bionaire®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Health o meter®, Holmes®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Patton®, Rival®, Seal-a-Meal®, Sunbeam®, VillaWare® and White Mountain®; and Branded Consumables: Ball®, Bee®, Bernardin®, Bicycle®, Billy Boy®, Crawford®, Diamond®, Dicon®, Fiona®, First Alert®, First Essentials®, Hoyle®, Kerr®, Lehigh®, Lillo®, Loew Cornell®, Mapa®, NUK®, Pine Mountain®, Quickie®, Spontex® and Tigex®. Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden ranks #371 on the Fortune 500 and has over 23,000 employees worldwide. For in-depth information about Jarden, please visit www.jarden.com.
Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of a diverse range of consumer products with a portfolio of over 100 trusted, quality brands sold globally. Jarden operates in three primary business segments through a number of well recognized brands, including: Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia®, Aero®, Berkley®, Campingaz® and Coleman®, ExOfficio®, Fenwick®, Gulp!®, K2®, Marker®, Marmot®, Mitchell®, Penn®, Rawlings®, Shakespeare®, Stearns®, Stren®, Trilene®, Völkl® and Zoot®; Consumer Solutions: Bionaire®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Health o meter®, Holmes®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Patton®, Rival®, Seal-a-Meal®, Sunbeam®, VillaWare® and White Mountain®; and Branded Consumables: Ball®, Bee®, Bernardin®, Bicycle®, Billy Boy®, Crawford®, Diamond®, Dicon®, Fiona®, First Alert®, First Essentials®, Hoyle®, Kerr®, Lehigh®, Lillo®, Loew Cornell®, Mapa®, NUK®, Pine Mountain®, Quickie®, Spontex® and Tigex®. Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden ranks #371 on the Fortune 500 and has over 23,000 employees worldwide. For in-depth information about Jarden, please visit www.jarden.com.
