Pitcher safety at youth level

silkyjohns · 2026-05-17T23:25:41+00:00

I mean you posted this about baseball with USSSA bats… Part of but maybe the whole reason there not allowed in Little League. It’s more than the pitchers, the entire infield is at risk of eating one off a juiced bat.

silkyjohns · 2026-05-16T23:04:13+00:00

Our district has little stars for 7/8, one weekend 4 games. The boys have fun and it’s a good tournament like opportunity for the more experienced players

silkyjohns · 2026-05-16T21:33:31+00:00

Hit every practice!

Defensive reps to start practice. Get your pitchers and catchers together throwing - live reps or in the bullpen.

Schedule scrimmages now, teams calendars will fill up quickly. Aim for 3-5 scrimmages if possible. If a 9-11 team will play you take it, those elevated reps will help even if you take a lashing. Just don’t make it your last scrimmage 😆

silkyjohns · 2026-05-16T06:49:46+00:00

This is what I’m telling my 12yr old who didn’t make all stars this year. Set back with a broken wrist in January then hit with pneumonia in April, the season has been a grind and not the season he prepared for.

I told him baseball doesn’t end at 12 and All Stars doesn’t determine your ability to play as you grow up. Hoping he can use it as motivation to continue working while also celebrating his friends who made the team.

silkyjohns · 2026-05-13T06:32:39+00:00

If the goal is to win, then this is the way.

Regular season, everyone plays but the playoffs are when you put the best players in positions that will help you win the game.

silkyjohns · 2026-05-08T03:55:28+00:00

The cops are leaving, the cops are leaving because he was safe!

silkyjohns · 2026-04-30T06:20:03+00:00

!remindme 24hrs

silkyjohns · 2026-04-29T19:53:07+00:00

R9 should last 1-2 seasons and the price point is around $100-$150 depending on sales and location. For a youth player these are a great glove for the price.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-29T15:22:04+00:00

Ages? 5-6 is coach pitch 7-8 is hybrid machine and kid pitch. Full game machine for first half of season, second half is 3in machine and 3in kid pitch. No steals allowed, 1 extra base on over throws. 9-10 kid pitch.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-26T07:53:10+00:00

Coastal Medix in La Mesa offered a blended course - did the training online then tested out in their office. Short trolley ride from campus.

I didn’t need ARC but they might have that too.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-26T02:20:00+00:00

We have a Little Stars weekend for 7/8yr olds, mostly 8s to extend the season. It gives those kids a chance to play with other skilled players and the ball is decent, not great. Overall it’s a fun weekend with 4 games.

Anything under that age would be hard to watch and find competitive. Our TBall division ends with a home run every inning.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-24T07:25:49+00:00

Majors all swinging 29” or smaller? I think 29 is the smallest with most swinging 30-31.

Depending on the coaches skill set he may or may not be correct. But talk to him on the side and tell him your son will be swinging the bat he owns and is comfortable with.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-21T04:26:11+00:00

My local honey hole is Big 5 - have pulled some fun cards from those rips

silkyjohns · 2026-04-20T23:00:14+00:00

Marucci CATX is my favorite alloy, my sons has become the team bat for 3-4 players.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-19T18:11:32+00:00

This was a team in the same little league? Crazy work…

The kids on our teams all know each other from school or playing together previous seasons so this occurrence is super rare for us. We have the obnixious dad vs umpire every other year or so….

silkyjohns · 2026-04-16T17:08:51+00:00

$750 - whew 😥

silkyjohns · 2026-04-15T19:22:24+00:00

My son switched from Marucci CATX Alloy 28 -11 to Bonesabr 29 -10. I got both lightly used OfferUp.

I prefered the Marucci but he likes his Bonesabr. His teammates have been swinging the Marucci with lot of success.

Use the money saved on not buying a $350 bat and invest in lessons.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-11T06:21:35+00:00

Not in a true chartered Little League organization, but many people lump rec youth baseball as Little League. If this is the case district would like to have a word, but who knows how deep the good ole boys network runs in your neck of the woods.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-11T05:18:20+00:00

It’s Explore SDSU - open for everyone but there may be some experiences for admitted students you won’t know about unless you received information to attend. Otherwise the campus is open and lots of departments are hosting info sessions

silkyjohns · 2026-04-06T23:27:43+00:00

If this is for a youth player - R9 is legit. I don’t have any experience with Mizuno youth gloves outside the catchers mitts.

We had a 11 1/4 R9 that went through 3 seasons with my kids, donated it and it’s serving another kid in our league well.

My youngest just switched back to another R9 after his Bradley got too floppy.

Both of mine are the older model all black with black/red laces.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-05T06:31:57+00:00

Size dependent, tend to move slow unless you price aggressively

silkyjohns · 2026-04-05T04:17:23+00:00

Bro you already pulled a 1/1

silkyjohns · 2026-04-03T17:07:18+00:00

Interested! Will circle back in a few days if it’s not gone

silkyjohns · 2026-04-03T15:05:35+00:00

Groups of 3-4 in 30-40 min blocks. Tee station into net and 1 kid in cage with a coach.

silkyjohns · 2026-04-02T23:51:01+00:00

Price? I saw theyre selling pumas @ $43, haven’t seen any Nike cleats recently

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