- Jun 12, 2015
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My daughter's about to begin her pitching "career" (10U, haha) and I'm wondering besides a face mask, do your pitchers wear any other protective gear? I've seen those shirts that have padding over the heart (and sternum/stomach in some cases). Are those helpful at all, do you think? She's got super fast hands and we've been working with her on watching the ball as soon as she releases, so she can try to catch it if it gets fired back at her or at least get out of the way. But a good hit straight down the middle is probably going to be too fast to catch sometimes. I'm not a wrap-your-kid-in-bubble-wrap type but I would like to keep her as safe as is reasonably possible.