Mitt upgrade on a budget

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New Mizuno GXS-92 and a XProtex Catchers Protective Glove or similar.

The GXS is good for about 2 years of heavy use and then the padding goes - and you buy a new one. You will find the new GXS will have better padding than her used one and the XProtex or similar will help protect her hand if she missed the pocket when catching.

I second tge XproteX glove. DD had a pitcher last year that was throwing 60+ She had just started catching and hadn't built up the callouses yet. After her first several games, needless to say, her hand was very sore. Fast forward to today. I bought her the XPROTEX padded glove and she has been fine since. It also has a padded cuff that extends beyond the mitt about 2 inches to help protect the wrist and lower forearm when blocking. It cost around $36 plus shipping if I remember correctly and is a heck of a lot cheaper than a new mitt.