Case Study: Traverse City Little League Uniforms

Threads Custom Gear Outfits 600+ Players and Coaches for the 2025 Traverse City Little League Season

In the spring of 2025, Threads Custom Gear once again partnered with Traverse City Little League to deliver a seamless and professional outfitting experience for over 600 youth players and coaches. With divisions ranging from Tee Ball to a newly introduced Junior Division for middle school players, the organization required a solution that balanced personalization, quality, and scalability. Threads Custom Gear delivered—providing fully customized jerseys and embroidered hats across five active divisions.

Traverse City Little League

Serving over 600 youth athletes annually, Traverse City Little League fosters sportsmanship, skill-building, and community through America’s favorite pastime. In 2025, the league expanded to include a Junior Division aimed at middle schoolers, increasing demand for high-quality, performance-ready gear.

Challenge

With the league’s expansion and a growing number of participants, Traverse City Little League needed a reliable vendor capable of:

• Outfitting 600+ athletes and coaches on schedule with each division’s starting date.

• Providing customized uniforms for five unique divisions:

  • Tee Ball

  • Coach Pitch

  • Minor League

  • Major League

  • Junior Division (new for 2025)

• Delivering personalized gear with team names, player numbers, league branding, and sleeve sponsor logos for specific teams.

• Maintaining consistency in quality and design across dozens of teams.

Solution

Threads Custom Gear implemented a full-service outfitting plan that included:

• Collaborative Design Process: Worked directly with league organizers to develop division-specific jersey templates, color schemes, and embroidered hat designs.

• MLB-Licensed Products: All eight teams in the Minor & Major Leagues were matched with City Connect Series official MLB-licensed replica caps available in both adult & youth sizes.

• Rapid Production & Fulfillment: Leveraged in-house embroidery and in-house Direct-to-Film (DTF) printing to turn around bulk orders efficiently without compromising quality.

• On-Time Delivery: Completed production and delivered all gear prior to Opening Day, allowing teams ample time for pre-season photos and practices.

Results

• ✅ Over 620 personalized jerseys delivered across 42 teams.

• ✅ 100% of coaches and players received team-branded embroidered hats (MLB-replica hats were licensed and sourced for Minor and Major Leagues).

• ✅ Successfully launched the Junior Division with custom gear tailored to older age groups.

• ✅ Enhanced team pride and league professionalism across all age levels.