What will you need for equipment and uniforms? For equipment the league provides team catchers gear, catcher’s glove, 1 bat, and 1 helmet. For uniforms the league provides a jersey, you will have to get pants, socks, and a belt according to the coach’s team color. So, wait until you’re on a team and a coach informs you on the team colors.

Fielding masks are not required and ultimately, we leave it up to the parents. Why are softball players wearing face mask and not baseball players? Well first off dental work is expensive! The sole purpose of a face mask is to protect the individual from a line drive or bad hop to the face. So, why softball, the pitcher starts anywhere from 35-ft to 43-ft and by the time they plant and release the ball the pitcher is now about 10-ft closer than they were when they started. There is not much time to react if the ball is line drived back to the pitcher. It gets faster as they move up in divisions and up to college, the pitches are faster and better hitters. Generally, our coaches will push for pitchers, 1st basemen, and 3rd basemen to wear masks for safety of the players.

For fielding gloves take a look at the chart below for glove sizes. Rookies and minor divisions use an 11-in ball while majors and up use 12-in ball.
