Choosing equipment for your player can be a confusing process. We put this list together for you to help point you in the right direction.
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UNIFORMS & HATS
All players will be provided with an HRCLL baseball hat.
Tee Ball/Minors/Majors
Your player be provided a uniform shirt or jersey as part of your registration fees.
Farm A/AA
Return players are expected to reuse their uniform from the prior year. If this is your first year in Farm A or Farm AA, your player will receive a reversible jersey.
Required Equipment
Baseball Glove
Your player will find more success with a glove that is slightly broken in. Try to avoid plastic mitts or other novelty mitts, even if your player is in Tee Ball.
Helmet
Your player is required to have their own helmet for safety and lice prevention. We recommend helmets that have a jaw guard.
Uniform Pants
Players in Farm A or higher must wear light gray uniform pants. A belt is recommended for most players.
Baseball Cleats
Tee Ball, Farm A, and Farm AA players can reuse soccer cleats, if you have them.
Minors and Majors players must wear rubber baseball cleats. No metal cleats are allowed.
Athletic Cup
All catchers are required to wear a cup.
All Minors and Majors players should wear a cup, regardless of field position.
Optional Equipment
- USA Bat (we have team bats for use, if needed)
- Baseball Socks
- Baseball Bag
- Sunglasses
If you have additional questions, reach out to your coach or email Kevin Meyer-Harley, our equipment manager.
Picking Out a Glove
Most little league players should have a glove between 11 and 12 inches. 11.5-11.75 is a great size for most players under the age of 12.
The sooner you purchase a new glove, the more time your player will have to break it in. Bringing a brand new glove to your first game in April won't give you time to break it in, and stiff leather makes it difficult to squeeze the glove after a catch. Some youth glove models are made of soft leather that is nearly game-ready right off the shelf. These gloves aren't made from the highest quality leather but will often do the job if you need to purchase one right before the season begins. Higher-quality gloves are made of leather that takes longer to break in.
The most prevalent glove break-in method is playing lots of catch. Additionally, glove manufacturers sell baseball-shaped mallets that can be used to pound the pocket of a glove several times over a short period of time to replicate a game of catch.
After forming the pocket of a glove, you can apply a shaving cream containing lanolin to all surfaces and laces to help soften and preserve the leather. This is also a good product to use to maintain the leather after a glove is exposed to an excessive amount of dirt / dust or when you put it away during the offseason. Baby wipes can be used to remove dirt from the leather prior to the application of shaving cream.
Some manufacturers recommend and sell glove oil. If you choose to purchase this type of conditioning product, we suggest you verify the manufacturer of your glove recommends the use of a specific type of oil on the model of glove you have.
One thing to consider: eBay, Craigslist and similar websites often have several good used gloves for auction or sale. If you can find one that is the correct size and has already been broken in properly, you won't have to go through the break-in process and you'll save some cash as well.