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    Playing club ball in college?

    Our older DD plays club at USC. Same story as many comments above -- she was salutatorian and a NHS finalist, so she prioritized academics over the couple of offers from she got from small D3 schools. They practice twice weekly, triple headers on Saturdays. They hold tryouts - all the girls...
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    Colleges/Universities with high academic standards (engineering)

    Definitely look at the McKelvey School of Engineering at WashU. WashU does a great job of supporting scholar athletes and the softball coach is a former Olympian. McKelvey does not offer Aerospace EN, but does have a strong relationship with Boeing.
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    Finding Her Place in College Club softball

    This may not be a typical parent brag post, but... DD1 is a very high academic kid who also played A level ball and graduated 2021. Playing college softball was always a goal, as was studying Biomedical Engineering. We went to a couple of camps at T15 schools in late 2019 and early 2020...
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    NFHS - Coach with IPAD on first base

    No stink made....just a friendly inquiry..."hey Blue, I know he can't do that in USA...is it ok now in HS ball" Agreed that there is no real advantage, especially since it's his girls that are at bat and he should know their tendencies.
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    NFHS - Coach with IPAD on first base

    Watching DD#2's HS game last night, the opposing first base coach was keeping score via gamechanger while coaching first base. I thought that was illegal, which seems to be validated by the rule difference doc (last updated 2019) linked. I asked the umpire about it and he said the rule had...
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    THE CASE for the LEFT HAND CATCHER in SOFTBALL.

    Michelle Venturella pops to mind as a lefty who had great success as a collegiate all-American and Olympic catcher...
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    Hello from StL, MO

    Welcome! Where in town are you?
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    Outfield Glove for Player With Small Hands

    My 18 yo DD loves her Wilson A2000 H1175 when playing SS or 2B. She has really small hands and likes how it fits. She's been getting some time in the outfield lately, too, and I've been looking for a larger glove for her to use out there. She had a HOH FP glove that went soft pretty quickly...
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    Wilson a2000 or rawlings pro preferred for fastpitch

    My DD loves her Wilson A2000 H1175 when playing SS or 2B. She has really small hands and she likes how it fits. She's been getting some time in the outfield lately, too, and I've been looking for a larger glove for her to use out there, and am cross-shopping baseball gloves, too. How do the...
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    Webbing on the Easton Ghost Advanced?

    Confirming .... Our new Ghost (from Core) cracked the first time DD used it. As Core advised, I called easton and the rep I spoke with confirmed that since we'd only had it a few days, the replacement will have a warranty.
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    DD's new glove

    Not exactly the same, but my DD has the 11.75 infield A2000 and loves it. For $100 I'd jump on it.
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    Taking DD to college campuses just so they could look around?

    We always do this on trips. Sometimes with an informal drop-in to the admissions center, but mostly just to get a feel for the campus. DD1 is a junior and with the ACT taken we're starting to get more serious. These informal visits have really helped get a sense of what features matter to her...
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    Rawlings Heart of the Hide?

    This is exactly right.. We got DD1 a HOH dual core, and it barely lasted a season. She's now in a softball specific infield A2000 and the quality is great. We lucked into a true HOH for DD2 and the difference is night and day. Expensive, but worth it.
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    Infield Glove for small hands - need help

    Final update -- we spent hours at the store and ordered up several options from the internet -- the only glove with the kind of leather we were looking for that would work with her tiny little hands was the A2000 11.75 fastpitch specific model. I think she'll be happy with it. As always, I...
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    Infield Glove for small hands - need help

    Gone floppy. Thanks for the suggestions!
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