DD is a 5-10 hour flight away, depending on if there is a layover or if it's non-stop. We'll make the flight to NYC this year for senior day weekend. We've been able to drive to watch her play live in Fresno (7 hours) and Phoenix (5 hours), but this year's west coast tourney is in Hawaii...
A stiffer mitt isn't necessarily going to help, sizing may play a part. My daughter is a senior in college, and she recently developed a thumb issue after switching to exclusively using a team issue 34" Wilson A2000, which is a super stiff mitt. When shopping mitts in high school, she felt the...
DD helped bring the title back to the Bronx! Some timely clutch hitting along the way helped her get voted to the all-tournament team - I couldn't be more proud! Next stop, Stillwater regional!
This is a previous year's model, marked down from $220 to $80:
Louisville LXT Series Infield Glove 11.75" WTLLXRF171175 (closeoutbats.com)
DD uses the team issued LXT catcher's mitt in college and says it's pretty good, comparable to the All Star mitts she used from 8th-12th grades. She could...