Team Jerseys Uniforms & Hats

Dugout Sports and our sister company, Eagle Custom Apparel, offer screen printing for all your program’s needs. Whether it is team uniforms, spirit wear items, high school practice gear, club shirts, or any group that needs a screen-printed product, we have you covered. We produce all our screen-printed items in-house, and most items typically have a turnaround time of two weeks or sooner from the time the order is placed.
Screen printing is the quickest and most cost-effective type of uniform production.

Screen printing involves creating a ” Stencil ” or screen for each logo color. The screen printer then uses that screen to apply ink to the garment. Each color is applied using a different screen, and light color inks on darker garments generally require multiple ink coats. Each color of ink is printed independently to eventually make up the final design of the logo on the garment. Player jersey numbers and player names are then added to the garments if the customer desires.

Sublimation is a printing method that is computer generated, which allows for very detailed printing and also allows for multiple print locations like front numbers, back numbers, sleeve logos, flags, etc., which are all included in the price. Sublimation differs from screen printing, where customers are charged for each printed location.

The sublimation process typically starts with a solid white roll of cloth, and the printer then prints out a jersey pattern in full color from a plotter. The printer then uses heat to transfer the dye pattern directly to the white fabric. The sublimation process applies the pigment directly into the material in a vibrant and colorfast way. The pattern is cut out typically by lasers, and the pieces are sewn together.

One of the most significant advantages of sublimation is that it does not fade or peel. Another advantage is that most manufacturers will let you fill in 1 jersey at a time vs. needing to meet specific minimum print quantities for screen printing. With our various manufacturers, the typical turnaround time for sublimation for custom jerseys can be between 2 weeks to 6 weeks, depending on the style of jersey and the manufacturer you choose to use. Below are a few uniform builders that our customers can use to design sublimated custom jerseys.

Dugout Sports is a major producer of Little League Major League Replica Jerseys, Uniforms, and Caps. We are a preferred vendor by Nike for the MLB League Replica Jerseys and Outdoor Caps for the MLB League Replica hats. Because of the volume of our replica business, we get the best pricing in the industry, and we pass those savings on to your league.

All MLB Replica jerseys are produced in-house. Not only do we produce the uniforms, but we also sort and box each team in your league separately. So, when you receive your uniforms from us, they are boxed with hats, jerseys, belts, socks, pants, or whatever items your league provides for each team. The box is labeled with your league name, the team’s name and division in the league, and all the contents of the box. Everything will be included in the package, so all your league representative needs to do is hand the box over to the coach or team parent, and your process is done! No sorting or bagging on your end.

Over the past 15 years, we have developed a proven process to promptly generate accurate uniforms, making the life of your league president and uniform coordinator a little easier.

Our team stores are one of the most popular services we offer here at Dugout Sports and Eagle Custom Apparel. There is little worse than having to try and collect sizes, take parent orders, and try and collect money from other members of our organization or team. Enter our team stores to make your life easier. Whether you are a high school coach wanting to get practice gear for your players, a booster club wishing to generate a spirit wear store, or a team/organization wanting to offer your player uniforms and parent spirit wear items in an easy-to-purchase format, this is the solution for you.

Here is how it works. You will work with one of our sales staff members to develop the items you want to offer in your store. There are also fundraising options for these stores that you could talk with your salesperson about. Once the items are selected, and the logos have been created, we will build your store. You will then decide how long you would like your store to be open (typically up to two weeks). Once the website closes, we gather all the orders from the website, combine them, and place an order for all the products.

Once we receive the product, the items are scheduled for decoration. Once all the items are decorated, they are sorted and packaged by web order. Then, the items are ready to go to the end user.

There are typically three ways the end user receives the products from your team stores. This decision is made at the beginning when we build your team stores. Once the items are completed, we will send an email blast letting all your members know the items are now ready to be picked up at our store. Or we will contact the coach/team coordinator and let them know that all the items have been packaged and are ready for pickup. They will pick the items up and hand them out at practice, or finally, if we add individual shipping on the website, the items will be shipped to the end user.

Our typical turnaround time to produce the items from a store is 2-3 weeks after the store closes, depending on how many items were purchased in the team stores.
Eagle Custom Apparel is a company of Dugout Sports and operates at our same location, and it is the part of our company that produces all our screen printed and embroidered products. Attached is a video demonstrating some of our company’s capabilities, including our team stores.