Practices Start Saturday 1-21 to Monday 1-23
Will you be prepared for practice?
The Pro Tips Baseball Checklist
Get an edge on the field with our complete Pro Tips baseball checklist and equipment guide.
Prepping for baseball season? There are a few essentials you’ll need for practice or play. Consult this Pro Tips baseball checklist for a complete guide to the gear you’ll need this season.
Start off with your baseball bat — whether it be youth for T-ball to Baseball & Softball Majors or big-barrel or BBCOR for Juniors & Seniors. Before selecting your bat, be sure to consult with league guidelines. Players in little league and younger age groups require a USA Bat with a Performance Factor of 1.15.
Next, use our guide to buying baseball gloves to find the right mitt for your position and playing style. For practice you'll need to break that shiny new glove in a little. Here's how to do that: Break in my glove
Suit up with athletic cups, face guards and mouthguards. Batting helmets should meet league and National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment guidelines.
We at the GWMLL will take care of baseball pants, jerseys, hats, socks & belts. If you need compression gear that's up to you and don’t forget about footwear — get a grip on the field with our video on purchasing the right pair of baseball cleats.
DICK’S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when an 18-year-old Dick Stack was working at an Army surplus store in Binghamton, New York. An avid fisherman, Dick was approached by the store owner to come up with a list of products needed to get into the fishing tackle business. After Dick presented his suggestions, the owner told him he was a dumb kid and had no idea what he was doing. Dick was upset and promptly quit. He went to his grandmother’s house where he spent a lot of time as a kid and told her what had happened. Dick’s grandmother asked how much it would cost to build the store himself. Dick said it would cost $300. His grandmother then went to the cookie jar where she kept her life savings and gave him $300 and told him, “Do it yourself.” Dick used that money and his relentless work-ethic to open a bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton. By the late 1970's, he expanded his product line to include much of what you’ll find at DICK’S Sporting Goods today.
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