Kurt is Co-Founder and CEO of Marucci Sports.  He oversees product innovation, progressive direct to consumer sales and engaging marketing strategy. Kurt has spearheaded the growth of Marucci Sports by acquiring Marucci Bat Company as well as Victus Sports and Carpenter Trade. He secured Marucci Sports’ supply chain by acquiring two Pennsylvania wood mills to reinforce Marucci’s dominance as the #1 bat in the Major Leagues.

Prior to founding Marucci, Kurt was an MLB pitcher for the San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles, after playing at LSU and being drafted in the first round of the 1999 MLB draft.