In your baseball bag, you need to have two key things: A glove, and a bat.
This is a bat size chart that you can use to find the perfect bat size for you. Next there is the weight. If you are from 5-7 years old, I would recommend a drop 11 or 12. What drop means is whatever the drop is, that number is subtracted by the total length in ounces. So basically, If a bat is thirty inches drop ten, then the bat would weigh twenty ounces. If you are 8-11 years old then I would recommend a drop 10, or maybe a drop 8 If you are transitioning into travel ball. If you are 12 I would say to swing a drop eight, and if you are 13-14, I would swing a drop five. If you are older than that, I would say to stick with drop fives and drop three’s.
| Age Group | Recommended Drop |
|---|---|
| 5 - 7 years old | Drop 11 or 12 |
| 8 - 11 years old | Drop 10 (or Drop 8 if transitioning into travel ball) |
| 12 years old | Drop 8 |
| 13 - 14 years old | Drop 5 |
| Older than 14 | Stick with Drop 5 and Drop 3 |
As for the specific bat, that varies on your age and what level you are playing at. If you are just starting out, and you are just starting tee-ball at around five or six years old, I would recommend a Rawlings prodigy as a good bat to buy, but if you would like a real bang for your buck, I would recommend any marucci bat. Just make sure the bat you buy has a USA symbol on it. If you are seven to eight and doing coach pitch, I would still recommend those marucci’s, and maybe if you're willing to spend some money, you can go out and buy an Easton Hype Fire, which you will be seeing more as you get older. If you are nine to eleven years old and you are starting to face real pitchers, this is when the bats start getting more expensive. If you are willing to spend money, I would buy either a Hype Fire or a Rawlings Icon. If you don’t want to spend that much, then I would recommend buying either a marucci F5 or a marucci catX or catX2.
| Level | Age | Position | Glove Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-Ball | 3 to 6 years old | All Positions | 8.5" - 10" |
| Youth | 7 to 12 years old | 1st Base | 11.5" - 12" |
| Youth | 7 to 12 years old | Infield | 11” - 11.5" |
| Youth | 7 to 12 years old | Outfield | 11.5" - 12.25" |
| Adult | 12+ years old | 1st Base | 12" - 13" |
| Adult | 12+ years old | Infield | 11.25" - 12" |
| Adult | 12+ years old | Outfield | 12" - 12.75" |
For more information, go to Rawlings Sizing Charts | The #1 Brand In Baseball.
For the glove product I strongly recommend Rawlings gloves for all ages but especially for younger ages, because they are less stiff and easier to break in and are a very good deal for their prices. Once you get older and maybe start to transition into travel baseball I would say you could also get a Wilson A1000 or A2000, if you are willing to spend a little more. They will be a little more stiff than the rawlings gloves and harder to break in, but you can look online to find many good ways to break in a glove. I own an A1000 myself and I am very happy with it, especially with the price I got it for.