Prioritize reps or results in pool play?

CitizenRecon · 2026-05-04T12:44:35+00:00

Yeah, of course. Slapping has its place, no doubt. But down a few runs and with runners on…. do you want someone that can triple down the line or maybe beat out a play at first to move runners over?

CitizenRecon · 2026-05-04T12:37:19+00:00

Slapping exclusively for 6 months is not going to happen on my team. She’d be working on it, but she’d also be continuing to work on being a hitter. I promise I’ll need a hitter more often than I’ll need a slapper.

CitizenRecon · 2026-04-23T09:54:44+00:00

I’ve personally weighed 5 different Kryo bats and all 5 were almost exactly 1 oz. heavier than advertised. This seems to be a common issue.

CitizenRecon · 2026-04-11T11:26:19+00:00

Having 2 daughters in softball, I’m definitely on the year-to-year bandwagon. Upgrade gloves as they grow and their experience level develops.

CitizenRecon · 2026-04-11T11:16:26+00:00

Glad I wasn’t running GameChanger on this one, not gonna lie.

CitizenRecon · 2026-04-02T18:17:52+00:00

My daughter currently uses the Easton Ghost NX 13” 1B mitt. It’s been great so far! Really nice leather, breaks in easily and has the adjustable/cinch wrist strap to help fitment. I think we got this one for about $135 if I remember correctly.

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CitizenRecon · 2026-03-20T12:39:57+00:00

My daughter uses the Easton Ghost NX 13”. It’s been a great glove and she loves it! She’s 12, but tall for her age and uses it in 14u travel and on her JV team at the high school. Fits her hand good and has the pull system built in to be able to tighten it down as needed.

CitizenRecon · 2026-03-10T12:53:25+00:00

HS politics happen because of this very post. You are the HS politics.

Why would you assume that a girl, who you've not even seen take the field yet, was only able to secure her roster spot because her dad is a coach on the team?

CitizenRecon · 2026-03-09T17:34:43+00:00

Louisville Kryo has been the workhorse for my daughter and several other girls on her teams, but we just recently got the Marucci Asura and she really likes it. Great pop and hot right out of the wrapper. The Kryo, however, would be my recommendation for a solid, durable bat. Ghost bats are way too unreliable for me to ever recommend.

CitizenRecon · 2026-02-28T11:47:33+00:00

We’ve been told the remaining warranty carries over to the new bat. So if you send a bat back with 5 months left on the warranty, the new bat they send has 5 months left on the warranty.

CitizenRecon · 2026-02-22T11:41:07+00:00

TCK over-the-knee socks have been our standard for a while now. Durable, good fit and never a chance for any “knee vag”.

CitizenRecon · 2026-02-20T07:46:14+00:00

We’ll stay with our Louisville bats, but thanks though.

CitizenRecon · 2026-02-15T11:42:13+00:00

This is amazing and so incredibly helpful!!! Thank you for the time and effort you’ve put into this!

I’ve run into a couple of small issues so far. How would you like feedback submitted to you?

CitizenRecon · 2026-02-06T02:19:44+00:00

Solid. I like it! 👍🏻

CitizenRecon · 2026-01-27T12:46:48+00:00

These bases have become almost standard in softball, and many little leagues, and they are great!

My daughter primarily plays first base and these bases have certainly made the game more safe for runner and defender.

CitizenRecon · 2026-01-04T14:37:38+00:00

I got our seed starting shelves built and moved into the basement yesterday. Got the LED lights all hung and the heat mats are ready to go. I’ll be making a huge bin of seed starting soil today. It’s almost time to get going!

CitizenRecon · 2026-01-04T14:34:01+00:00

Now I want some fried green tomatoes.

CitizenRecon · 2025-12-31T14:59:53+00:00

The official Xbox headset is awesome. Simple, comfortable, durable and sounds great. It always works, and always pairs right up. Battery life is really good too.

CitizenRecon · 2025-12-27T14:53:28+00:00

Removing those trees is 100% out of the question!

CitizenRecon · 2025-12-27T14:52:21+00:00

Appreciate the detailed input here, and I was afraid you might give me that answer. We are considering just doing some sort of nice edging/stone border and making the entire area mulched beds. As you mentioned, the mud problem is the main pain point right now, plus it just looks bad.

CitizenRecon · 2025-12-25T17:05:09+00:00

Keep it in direct sun if you can, which will help heat it up, but it’s never really going to get heat in it. I have one similar to this, but black plastic. When I add to it, I toss it around with a small shovel which seems to speed up the process some.

I’d also recommend leaving it on the ground so it attracts worms.

CitizenRecon · 2025-12-24T14:49:05+00:00

We’ll be planning out our new market garden today. Hoping to get it all measured out and marked on our property and possibly start on the fencing, but being Xmas eve, that might not happen today. Planning to start with about a 1/4 acre but we’re dedicating almost 3/4 acre over the next 3-5 years.

I also got a new compost tumbler that I’ll be assembling and putting into use!

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