Willow Glen Little League: 2010 Equipment Rules

11/4/2009

Little League California District 12 Larry Gomez

Before purchasing equipment for your son or daughter to use in playing Little League Baseball, please

review the following guidelines taken from the rule cited in the Little League rulebook.

Little League (Majors and below) – The bat shall not be more than 33" in

length nor more than 2-1/4" in diameter. All non-wood bats shall be

printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.

Juniors – The bat shall not be more than 34" in length nor more than

2-5/8" in diameter.

Senior/Big League – The bat shall not be more that 36" in length nor

more than 2-5/8" in diameter. It shall not weigh numerically more than

three ounces less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 33" bat cannot weigh

less than 30 oz.). All non-wood bats shall be labeled with a permanent

BESR certification mark.

The first baseman may wear a glove or mitt not more than 12" long from

top to bottom and not more the 8" wide across the palm.

Each fielder, other than the first baseman and catcher, may wear a glove

not more than 12" long nor more than 7-3/4" wide.

The pitcher’s glove shall be of one solid color other than white or gray,

or if multi-colored, white and light gray shall not be included in the

colors. No pitcher shall wear sweat bands on their wrist or arm.

and may not contain tape, re-applied decals, or decals by

anyone other than the manufacturer. Label your child’s helmet by using

a Sharpie type pen and writing on the foam inside as writing on the

helmet surface may disqualify the helmet from play.

The catcher must wear a catcher’s mitt. Male catchers must wear a cup

and a long model chest protector. Female catchers must wear a long or

short model chest protector. Junior/Senior/Big League catchers can

wear either a long or short model chest protector. All catchers must

wear: a chest protector with a neck collar, throat guard, shin guards, and

a catcher’s helmet with mask. The catcher’s helmet must bear the

“dangling” type throat guard during infield/outfield practice, pitcher

warm-ups, and games. Dangling means the throat guard will still hang

down and protect the neck area when the catcher is looking straight up.

Shoes with molded cleats are permitted at all levels. Junior/Senior/Big

Leagues may wear metal cleats.

Players must not wear watches, bracelets, rings, pins, and jewelry

(metallic or non-metallic). Jewelry that alerts medical personnel to a

specific condition is permitted.