11 YO Glove Size

[quincy]

DD currently has an 11.50 inches Mizuno youth prospect glove. Towards the end of the season she said she thinks she needs a new glove stating it was getting too small for her hand. She has not said anything about the size of the glove but 11.50 seems pretty small for a 12” ball.

Her feet are growing and I am hoping the rest of her body will catch up so we only need a glove that lasts a year or so, same amount of time as she has had her currently glove.

I do not trust the Internet for gloves so we will be hitting various box stores to try and find a glove.

If I was to break down where she plays I would say it would be 50% pitching, 35% infield, 15% outfield.

That was all background for this question, if it is even answerable.

Does 12.50 inches sound reasonable for an infielder’s glove? We probably will start there and drop to a 12.00 inches if we cannot find anything she likes.

Any advice would be appreciated, we both hate looking for new equipment.

 

[David Carter]

My DD just turned 13 and is still using her Mizuno Prospect youth glove (12.5in) from two years ago ($60) I don't think I could pry it out of her hands with a brand new $150 model, it's still serviceable and is sized right she is about 5ft 3in and 105 lbs, so I'm not pushing a new glove.

I think 12.5 is a good utility size but I'd be interested in what other think as well, maybe once the girls are bigger it makes a little sense to go a little bigger in glove size especially for outfield but at some point bigger is not really better especially in the infield