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Old 01-07-2026, 10:17 PM   #2
Trek2300
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I pitched it to chatgpt

I asked if it could identify the font.

Here's its answer....

"Yes — and this is a fun one, because it’s not a standard retail font but it does belong to a very specific tradition.
Short answer
The “Tech” script on the jersey is a custom athletic script, closely related to the late-1990s / early-2000s collegiate baseball script family. It is not an off-the-shelf font like Brush Script or Pacifico.

What it most closely resembles
If you were trying to replicate it digitally, the closest starting points would be:

Athletic Script / Collegiate Script (custom variants)

Ballpark Script (but heavier and more angular)

Nike / Russell / Rawlings custom wordmark scripts used for NCAA teams

None of these will match perfectly without modification.

Key identifying features (why it’s custom)
Look closely at the letterforms:

Heavy stroke weight — thicker than traditional brush scripts
Angular terminals, not soft brush ends
Forward slant, but controlled (not cursive handwriting)
Distinctive “T” crossbar that sweeps into the next letter
Connected letters, but with athletic rigidity, not calligraphy flow
Flattened curves on the “e” and “c,” common in baseball branding
This puts it squarely in collegiate baseball wordmark design, not typography-for-text.

Why you won’t find an exact font
Most NCAA baseball jerseys use:
In-house athletic department artwork, or
Vendor-designed wordmarks (Nike / Under Armour / Adidas templates), or
Hand-drawn scripts digitized only for that program
They are logo systems, not fonts.

Best practical matches (if you need one)
If you want a usable substitute that’s 95% of the vibe:

Ballpark Script – then:
Thicken strokes
Sharpen terminals
Increase slant slightly

LHF Ballpark Script (or similar retro baseball scripts)
Edit the “T” and tighten letter spacing
Custom redraw in Illustrator
This is honestly how this jersey was made

Bottom line
This jersey uses a custom collegiate baseball script, not a commercially available font.
It belongs to the same visual lineage as late-90s NCAA baseball wordmarks — bold, aggressive, readable at distance, and unmistakably baseball.

If you want, I can:
Identify the number font (that is usually standard), or
Help you rebuild this exact wordmark for a uniform or OOTP project.
Just tell me what you’re aiming for."
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