Speaking as a parent. My children are my children until the day I die. I don't care if they are 50, I will still want to see them safe.It has nothing to do with families, no one is saying what you should do in 10u 12u. The college players are adults and can do what they wish.
I would not wear a mask. And LL BB is a bad example: The baseball is more dangerous and no LL boys that I have ever seen nor any HS or travel boys wear masks. Wear is all this familial concern for boys? Oh, they are allowed to be hurt and have ugly faces I guess.
I have been hit many times, although not that many pitching. Even in the face (twice). You do live almost all of the time. Good grief.
The bats are the problem. Face it. Darling daughter needs to suck it up and have a heavy bat with a smaller sweet spot and maybe strike out once in awhile so all the girls can be spared a strange future in armor.
To me some of this is like labeling a large bucket for parents that it is a drowning hazard for babies. We overdo it, even when everyone is an adult. The forum topic says college, after all. This is not about the kids.
A college coach can and will weed kids out on the smallest of things, and masks can be one them (If you don't have a medical reason, FYI I am not a college coach so don't get made at me ). I personally would not take the chance if I were going for a college spot.
Don't you feel the same about your children?
You can compare it to a silly warning label all you want, but when the risk is there to lose an eye or to have a concussion, I want to see that the kids at least have an option to be protected without being judged. Coaches who judge players who take the option to be safe are pieces of stuff that I am not allowed to say on this forum.
BTW I have seen local LLs that required the boys to wear masks on their batting helmets. When I coached LL I had several helmets with masks and I encouraged the boys to use them. Some did, most didn't, but I encouraged it.