Our Story

Stellar - Adjective

1. Of or relating to the stars

2. Outstanding, wonderful, better than everything else

3. A word of praise and excitement

 

Creator and owner of Stellar Baseball, Clayton Mehlbauer, fell in love with baseball at a young age. The Stellar star comes from that 8 year old kid making the all-star team at his little league and being the most free and confident version of himself he would ever play as. Clayton has learned so much throughout his career starting in little league, to travel ball, to high school, to college, and professionally. He says one thing above all others sticks out.

"Unwavering confidence and self-belief are probably the most important things a baseball player could have. If you play this game long enough and at a high enough level, you will experience failure and self-doubt. Because of the nature of the sport and how much you will fail, you have to have confidence and self-belief."

Steve Springer says it best: "When you are 0-3 with 3 strikeouts do you look at the lineup in the 9th and say, 'I need 2 guys to get on so I can be the hero.'"

So why start a batting glove company? Stellar Baseball was created to bring a new design of batting glove to the market that combines quality, durability, flexibility, feel, comfort, and swagger.

"I wanted to start a batting glove company because I love baseball, I know what makes a good batting glove, and I thought there was still room for improvement in the batting glove industry. Having played baseball for over twenty years and knowing what is hot in today's market, I had new ideas for a great design. I wanted to create something that was durable, comfortable, fit well, and had swag. I designed a glove with a durable palm that is still lightweight, snug, and comfortable. The added reinforcement in wear areas and thickness of the leather does not compromise feel and comfort. I am very excited about the gloves I have come up with."

Mehlbauer had this to say on the inspiration for the brand name and message.

"It took me months of brainstorming to come up with a brand name and logo. I realized the most important thing is the feeling I created around the brand and the message. I thought there was no better way to bring top-quality batting gloves to the market than to encourage players to be confident and believe in themselves. It was something I struggled with throughout my career so my goal is to remind players how good they are. That's the impact I want Stellar to have. It is not just a batting glove, but an identity. I hope that the Stellar logo brings all of a player's success and hard work to the forefront of their mind every time they look at it. A simple reminder when stepping in the box how good of a player you are. Be the 8 year old version of you that just loved it. That's what it means to Play Stellar."

Play Fast. Play Fearless. Play Stellar.