Phillies tried his handmade bats. Will others in MLB? Prowler Bat Co., which makes its wooden bats by hand, must now decide whether to make the investments necessary to produce bats suitable for professional players. Inside a two-car garage at his simple Chester County, Pa. ranch home, Steve McCardell works a hand lathe hours each day, turning maple and ash billets into high-performing instruments – baseball bats.(Philadelphia Inquirer)