About Us
Custom Printing and Embroidery
Your Local Family-Owned Custom Apparel
Screen Printing & Embroidery Store
The Dream
Like many successes, the origins of Eagle Custom Apparel are humble, beginning in 2004 as Dugout Sports, a small family-owned sporting goods store specializing in baseball and softball equipment. Tim and Lisa Dutton created this business to provide high-quality products for their children and the teams that they coached. After a poor experience hunting for the right sports equipment for his daughter, Tim realized that the need for more expertise and excellent customer service in the industry was creating a barrier for many families and local sports teams to be able to outfit their players confidently. Naturally, Tim stepped in to fill this gap and help the families and organizations of his community get the quality uniforms and jerseys they need.
Small Beginnings
Not long after that experience, Dugout Sports opened its doors in The Woodlands, Texas. After several years of servicing individual customers, local tournament teams, and high schools in the retail store, their clients asked for more custom sports apparel, especially custom uniform options. The organization saw this as a terrific opportunity to expand its services and customer base. Not long after, Tim and Lisa bought their first screen-printing equipment and began screen-printing in-house, eventually developing custom printing and embroidery services.
Business Expansion
As the demand for custom apparel has grown, the retail store and the apparel production floor have expanded, more than tripling the square footage of the original store. In 2020, they launched the Eagle Custom Apparel brand to service their rapidly broadening clientele. Now, they service all kinds of clients and organizations, from youth sports teams to companies and practically anyone else in the Houston are who requires high-quality custom apparel and uniforms.
Family-Owned Small Business
Over 20 years after opening its doors, Dugout Sports and Eagle Custom Apparel remain one of the most well-respected, family-owned small businesses in the community. With a small staff and hands-on custom apparel production process, an eye for quality, and innovative products, it’s widely recognized as an authority in Texas team sports. While many things have changed in the previous decades, the core fundamental values of Dugout Sports and Eagle Custom Apparel remain the same: a dedication to high-quality products, expert product knowledge, and excellent customer service are still what drives the business today.
Family-Owned Small Business
Over 18 years after opening their doors, they remain one of the most well-respected, family-owned small businesses in the community. With a small staff and hands-on custom apparel production process, their eye for quality and innovative products, they are widely recognized as an authority in Texas team sports. Their core fundamental values of high-quality products, expert product knowledge and excellent customer service are still what drives the business today.
About Tim Dutton
“Growing up, I had a stay-at-home mom and a dad who worked hard for our family. I had great role models who were very giving and taught me how people deserve to be treated. I was raised in the church, and my church life greatly impacted my upbringing and beliefs. We were not well off and lived in the country and only had one car that my dad used for work, so extracurricular activities at school or anywhere else were never really an option.
However, I grew up loving sports and played all the backyard sports I could. I have always been organized and had an entrepreneurial spirit, even back in high school.”
Tim has coached teams since he was 18 years old and has helped over 100 young female athletes, including his daughter, receive college scholarships to play softball at the collegiate level. Most recently, Tim helped lead his team to a top 10 national ranking and has helped build one of the country’s most highly respected softball organizations, with many of his players playing in the SEC, Big 12, Big 10, and several other major college conferences around the country.
If you’d like to learn more about Eagle Custom Apparel, our custom printing and embroidery services, and how we can help outfit your team with high-quality apparel, contact our staff today!
What People Are Saying About Us
Our customers are our best salespeople and a large percentage of our new business comes from referrals.
They always have what I need.
Great customer service.
Super knowledgeable, helpful, and just nice people! We drive 3 hours just to come here and it was well worth it. Will definitely come back!
Great prices and great service
Got must of my daughter’s stuff for softball here today. I priced it all at academy as well and saved at least 20%. The staff was very knowledgeable. I had a lot of questions because this is my daughter’s first year, and they were able to answer them all.
Always offer great customer service! Have good, name brand products.
Great store and great selection
Tim and Michael are fabulous. If something isn’t right; generally from the supplier, they make it right and let you know how much they appreciate your business. I’ve been shopping at Dugout for about ten years and have enjoyed shopping there. Sadly my softball shopping days will come to an end over the next couple of years. I wish Tim and the team best wishes.
Pretty good selection of softball gloves. Quick steam available.
Great customer selection and service for baseball and softball gear.
Great customer service. Will return soon.
Great service, friendly & knowledgeable.
I’ve always like physical locations over order products via the web.
Great place for your baseball gear!
Got what I need for my kids. And locally owned. MC Elite appreciates them. Great job getting are girls to college Tim. The young man who strung my daughter’s glove goes above and beyond!!!
Matt really took great care of me this week with a new glove that I bought there that was strung a little loose at the factory. He called up their glove repair guy on the fly and had it fixed and tightened down in less than an hour. The glove repairman made a special trip to dugout just for my glove and fixed it no questions asked. Try getting that level of service from a big box store!!
Our family has been shopping at Dugout Sports for 6 years and counting. We always turn to them for our boys’ baseball needs. In addition to our family’s personal shopping, we have used Dugout to supply our uniforms for our baseball organization. Kings Baseball is always happy to answer all who inquire out at the ball fields about where we get our sharp lookin’ gear… Dugout is the way to go.
When we walk in to the store, we feel right at home. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and dedicated to helping. They are committed to making our ordering process as streamlined as possible and are always coming up with ways to make the turnaround time as fast as it can be. They provide quality product at competitive prices and they stand behind their work. Very thankful for Dugout Sports!
Always a great experience! Staff is very knowledgeable and patient!!
The staff at Dugout Sports has a depth of knowledge on the game of softball and softball equipment that are unmatched. They work hard provide players and coaches with information necessary to achieve the highest levels of success. Their selection of equipment and training tools is greater than any other sporting goods store in the area. They continue to provide me and my oldest daughter with the tools and equipment needed for her to achieve her goals.I look forward to giving them my business as my middle child begins her softball career as well.
excellent customer service.
Always helpful and easy to work with. Go to place for your baseball needs.
Love this place, they always have the answer to your question. Never had a bad experience with them!
Local place for competitive baseball players. Great service.
Dugout Sports is a great place to find all of your baseball softball gear. The staff is always knowledgeable, helpful and most friendly!
They were very helpful picking out a softball bat.
Friendly staff and above average selection of great gloves for lefties. Will be back for my son’s needs as he grows.
Great selection, customer service and helpful staff!!
What a great Store They are the best ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My husband worked with Michael on our team uniforms. Michael answered every question, insured we understood everything, and delivered on his guarantee of quality uniforms. We live in Baytown, so this wasn’t close at all, but we wouldn’t go anywhere else. All of the staff is extremely helpful when shopping or gives you space when you’re just looking. They have all kinds of stuff for players, coaches and fans. You won’t be disappointed.
I was doing a favor for a family member and these folks really gave awesome customer service. I called and asked if they had what I needed. I told the young man that I was on my way. When I arrived an hour later, he had the pants waiting on me. He was really nice and answered all of our ridiculous questions. It was a great experience. I would recommend them for all of your baseball softball equipment needs.
Outstanding customer service. Purchased several different items from Dug Out Sports for my daughter including: softball glove, bat, softballs, helmet, fungo bat and batting gloves. The two employees working did a fantastic job fitting my daughter for the right equipment and answering any of our questions. They also have a live steamer to break the gloves in! It was a huge benefit to have that machine in the store. We will continue using them for softball gear.
Dugout Sports cares about me more than the sale. They do a great job and aren’t there to sell me, instead they help me. I use them to order little league uniforms, specially designed t-shirts, cleats, bats, gloves. Thanks Dugout!
Let's Talk About Your Project
"Eagle Custom Apparel deals in all team sports, corporate apparel, and any type printing/embroidery need like Elementary school shirts, VBS, family reunions, etc. If you need screen printing or embroidery we can do it."
Tim Dutton - Owner
Eagle Custom Apparel
26302 I-45 North
Spring, TX 77386
Business Hours
