2024 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER NEXUS™ (-12) FASTPITCH BAT
The 2024 Louisville Slugger Nexus Fastpitch Bat is now available on Slugger.com Louisville Slugger’s lightest-swinging two-piece performance fastpitch bat. Listed price is $249.95 To purchase, click this link. Overview For young players looking to boost their game and revamp their approach in travel ball or high school play, the Louisville Slugger Nexus (-12) Fastpitch Bat […]
Reasons softball will not be in the 2024 Olympic
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dropped softball as a sport from the 2024 Summer Olympics which is taking place in Paris. The IOC has cited many reasons to remove it from the Olympics. It has sparked outrage from many softball players and coaches. Let’s study the reasons in detail due to which softball is […]
EvoShield, DeMarini & Louisville Slugger’s Annual Gear Day Flash Sale: Today Only!
**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.** Calling all baseball players and fans! Today is Wilson’s annual Gear Day flash sale with 60% off select Louisville Slugger, EvoShield and DeMarini protective gear, bags and apparel. This sale rivals their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale so encourage your readers […]
What’s Important When Choosing Softball Bats?
With the improved technology all over the world, many changes have been experienced on the design of softball bats. With the increased variety of the materials used in the making of the bats, it has become extremely hard for the buyers to decide on which the best bat is for one’s self. Before the purchasing […]
Introducing Italy’s Softball Inside’s Weekly Comic Strip
Today I (Peter at Baseball Reflections) am proud to introduce to you, our faithful readers, Casa base, a weekly comic strip that comes to you from Italy! It is published on www.softballinside.com first in Itallian, then in English which is the version you will see here every week. Seeing that English is not their primary […]
How to Hit a Knuckleball (Video at the bottom)
We saw the Phillies get completely embarrassed by two knuckleball pitchers last month. We see the terrible swings guys have at the ball. We see even the best of catchers look foolish trying to simply catch a knuckleball (see Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek). We know it’s coming very slow and it doesn’t look like […]
Mizuno World Win Series P/3B Glove Review
GWW1203 The Basics from Mizuno The Mizuno GWW1203 is a baseball glove with a Tartan web design (closed back) and ProFlex finger inserts in a pro style pattern. It comes specially tanned in a retro leather for a soft, supple feel for durability allowing for a quicker breaking in period. In fact, it comes nearly […]
Wiffle Ball: The Perfect Game
With Spring Training officially underway and the regular season of baseball right around the corner, I thought this was the perfect time to discuss one of the best games in the entire world: Wiffle ball. It has been a long, long winter for most of us, but just thinking about Wiffle ball gets me ready […]
Product Review: Akadema’s ProSoft 1B Mitt: AJJ 254
When my contact at Akadema asked me if I would do another review if sent another glove I jumped at the chance! This time I asked for a first baseman‘s glove as I have always been fascinated with them for reasons unknown to even myself. Maybe it’s because when I was growing up, my dad […]
Friday Night Links
In this edition of Friday Night Links, we return to our main focus for this series…promoting other sites that we like or think that you should look into. In this edition we will be focusing on Baseball and general sports equipment sites. Sports Diamond.com: a general sport equipment site that focuses on baseball and softball. […]
IBAF Announces Partnership with PIFB
Image via Wikipedia A partnership has been made in the international baseball community. The International Baseball Federation (IBAF), which is the head of all international baseball events including the World Baseball Classic, has teemed with Pitch In For Baseball (PIFB) in order to provide equipment for youth groups in the baseball community around the world. […]
Stadium Review: Firestone Stadium Home of the NPF’s Akron Racers
Image via Wikipedia Firestone Stadium is currently the home of the Akron Racers women’s softball team of the professional league called National Pro Fastpitch. While it may be serving the teams that play with the larger balls and shorter base paths today, there was a time when the stadium played home to some of the […]
