After 2 seasons of travel ball ,1 winter season of indoor ball, 1 season of high school ball and countless practice sessions my DD 's Ghost cracked .I called Easton and pleaded my case that knowing the bat was 3 weeks out of the warranty date.They listened and decided to cover the cracked bat...
I would have kept her in baseball till she was 14 , when she left baseball @ 12 she was on par with the boys at catching, throwing and hitting. Rec softball wasn't as competitive as the baseball .Wish i would of found this board sooner and Todd( Coresoftball )
i could of saved a few bucks ...
My DD has been using the LA 34 catchers mitt now for 4 yrs . No issues great glove .Before that she was using the Worth Liberty Advanced that also was a great glove still have it as a back up .. I'm thinking that Rawlings bought out Worth about 5-6 years ago or something like that .
Just do a google search 'Travel softball teams near Albany NY' you will find quite a few ,, Miss Shen has a huge complex and a number of travel teams . Also Capital District Fusion has a number of teams .
Watching Korean baseball the umpires are behind the catcher wearing face masks under there umpire masks. I don't see why this could not work for fastpitch softbal. JMO
I would keep using it and when you get closer to the warranty date then i would sent it back . Or send it back sooner if umpires tend to think its a crack .
Had the same issues with my dd's Worth years ago . I just used a hacksaw and cut the side bars out then i put liquid electrical tape over where i cut , never had any issues with umpires .DD said it improved her vision 100% :)
At 13 your now looking for something that will fit and last for years ,my DD has been using the white 34 liberty advanced now for 4 yrs(high school, travel ball and now college) I got it for $109 ,but cant remember which site i bought it from . Hand stall fits her great ! Good luck .
There's always the Cheap way out ,, DD broke our tee and needed one in a hurry, noticed a friend of mine who owns a driveway sealing business across the street and he had some 'orange road cones' made a few adjustments to the cone and its still going strong after 3 years. Our team does get a few...