Louisville Slugger is a brand of baseball bats and other equipment that has been in existence since 1884. The term Louisville Slugger can be broken down into three parts: BAT (3 letters), ALI (3 letters), and WOODENBAT (9 letters). The BAT part of the term refers to the fact that Louisville Slugger produces baseball bats made of wood, while ALI is an acronym for the company's founder, J.F. Hillerich, and WOODENBAT is a reference to the material used to make the bats.