I just finished helping coach a 1st year 8u team and almost every girl was swinging a bat too big. My DD is small for her age (9) and I still have her swinging a 27" 15 oz Anderson Rocketech. She also has a 28" 17oz Louisville LXT that we have experimented with, but her bat speed drops by 3-4 mph and her accuracy suffers. Keep the bat small and light, work on mechanics and getting a good fast swing.
For glove size, I would look at 11.5". If she is big for her age you could go to an 11.75". 11" and 11.25" are too small in my opinion. As for brand, I really like Bradley. They make a huge range of gloves out of good quality materials specifically for kids. My DD has a 11.75" Next Play Single Post and loves it. We tried several gloves out and the Bradley had the best fit and comfort by far. The spread on the finger stalls was just right. The other gloves we tried felt like she really had to stretch her pinky to get it in the last stall. Ignitor series are designed for 4-10 and Next Play series are 8-14. Full disclosure: I haven't tried any of the Igniter series gloves.
If you daughter is average size for her age, I would try this one.
https://www.bradleybaseballgloves.c.../products/11-5-igniter-series-single-post-web
If you daughter is small for her age, then try this one. It has a four finger design for the pinky and ring finger to be in the same finger stall which gives them a bit more leverage in squeezing the glove close.
https://www.bradleybaseballgloves.c...tp-control-with-velcro-wrist-blonde-and-black
If you daughter is above average size for her age, I would take a look at the 11.5" Next Play series. At 7 she is getting close to the age range where she could handle these gloves which will be a little bit stiffer. They have a good return policy too, so I would try several gloves and then return the others.
https://www.bradleybaseballgloves.com/collections/next-play-series
These are more expensive than the $35 Mizuno Finch Prospect glove, but these are real leather, will form a proper pocket, and hold their shape for several seasons. My daughter started with Finch Prospect and 4 months later it was a floppy mess with stretched out synthetic lacing.
For glove size, I would look at 11.5". If she is big for her age you could go to an 11.75". 11" and 11.25" are too small in my opinion. As for brand, I really like Bradley. They make a huge range of gloves out of good quality materials specifically for kids. My DD has a 11.75" Next Play Single Post and loves it. We tried several gloves out and the Bradley had the best fit and comfort by far. The spread on the finger stalls was just right. The other gloves we tried felt like she really had to stretch her pinky to get it in the last stall. Ignitor series are designed for 4-10 and Next Play series are 8-14. Full disclosure: I haven't tried any of the Igniter series gloves.
If you daughter is average size for her age, I would try this one.
https://www.bradleybaseballgloves.c.../products/11-5-igniter-series-single-post-web
If you daughter is small for her age, then try this one. It has a four finger design for the pinky and ring finger to be in the same finger stall which gives them a bit more leverage in squeezing the glove close.
https://www.bradleybaseballgloves.c...tp-control-with-velcro-wrist-blonde-and-black
If you daughter is above average size for her age, I would take a look at the 11.5" Next Play series. At 7 she is getting close to the age range where she could handle these gloves which will be a little bit stiffer. They have a good return policy too, so I would try several gloves and then return the others.
https://www.bradleybaseballgloves.com/collections/next-play-series
These are more expensive than the $35 Mizuno Finch Prospect glove, but these are real leather, will form a proper pocket, and hold their shape for several seasons. My daughter started with Finch Prospect and 4 months later it was a floppy mess with stretched out synthetic lacing.