Wilson a2000 or rawlings pro preferred for fastpitch

[thecat]

Bill Plummer was a friend of my dad's . I met Omar in venzuela when Bill managed him and Andres Galaraga. He's always been a special player and a great human. He was such a pup. There was zero doubt about where he would end up. Seattle groomed him then traded him for Felix Fermin and Reggie Jefferson

Since we're on funny Omar stories. He toted around his first Custom glove as a rookie and there was nothing custom about it. It was a 10.75. He was as happy as a pig in poop. Not sure why Clevenhagen didn't mention is in the article above. Glove people aren't funny

 

[thecat]

Wilson built me a 10.25 glove when I played the 5. I was barely bigger than my hand. They built it like my favorite catfish hunter with a dual hinge web (loved that glove). I was so excited when they brought it by the field. Opened it up and the piece of crap was navy blue. There was 2 of them. I never complained.

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[ANNASDAD]

Opened it up and the piece of crap was navy blue.

Haha, wiped that new glove excitement right off of your face!

 

[625ender]

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Haha, wiped that new glove excitement right off of your face!

Haha yep just got the smile wiped off my face again.

 

[thecat]

 

[JOHNN]

Of course I'm not joking. You field and catch with your fingers. How did you wear your glove when you played?

I have somewhat small hands so the majority of my gloves covered most of my hand.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

I played SS in baseball until I was 19 and then fastpitch after. In baseball I preferred the smaller glove, but I never really had any issues of 'finding' the ball with a 12" glove in softball. My daughter plays SS and she loves her Softball A2000 12" glove. I don't think I would go smaller.

 

[ANNASDAD]

My daughter plays SS and she loves her Softball A2000 12" glove. I don't think I would go smaller.

I think 12” gloves are the sweet spot for SS in fastpitch, it’s always the size I recommend, for there and 2B.

 

[Bryce]

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 Pedroia fit handstalls compare to the Wilson FP gloves? Is there a Rawlings baseball pattern that is similarly designed for smaller hands? I was also thinking about a Bradley. Any other suggestions?

 

[Veryzer]

Not sure if this was directed towards me? Initially for me it was velcro, can’t stand the stuff on a ball glove! Then later when I became more involved in gloves......repairing, re-lacing, and breaking in for people it quickly became apparent that the internals in baseball gloves (higher quality gloves) were so much better than dedicated fastpitch / softball gloves!

Reviving an old thread but I'm curious whether the (presumably) larger finger stalls are an issue for younger, pre high school girls.