Thanks for the information. There is a baseball version of this glove with thicker padding around the circumference and a smaller pocket. It is brown in color and wouldn't be a good choice for fastpitch. (We have seen a few baseball mitts used for fastpitch) One thing we see on gloves with velcro wrist straps is that catcher will cinch the wrist strap down as soon as they put their hand in. This can actually prevent them from closing the glove completely when catching. It's worth a try to have them put the glove on with the wrist strap loose, then squeeze the glove closed tightly before securing the wrist strap. It will feel slightly loose but she won't have to fight against the wrist strap to close the glove when catching....