Swampscott Little League offers baseball and softball programs for children age 4 to 16 years old.

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Equipment Guide
 
Baseball
 
Division Size of Mitt (inches) Size of Bat (length in inches) Ounce weight of Bat (usually -10 from length) in Little League ages Other items that may needed be purchased
T-Ball 8-9 22-23 13-15 Sneakers. Batting helmets provided but some parents prefer to have their own.
Instructional 9-10 25-27 14-17 Sneakers or molded cleats when outside, batting helmets provided but some parents prefer to have their own. Uniform pants - team coach will decide what color.
Farm 10-10.5 27-28 16-18 Molded cleats when outside, batting helmets provided but some parents prefer to have their own. Uniform pants - team coach will decide what color.
Minors 10-11 27-29 17-19 Molded cleats when outside, batting helmets provided but some parents prefer to have their own. Uniform pants - team coach will decide what color.
Majors 10.5-12 29-30 17-22 Molded cleats when outside, batting helmets provided but some parents prefer to have their own. Uniform pants - team coach will decide what color.
         

 
*Note: MINUS (-) DROP: Refers to the differential between the length and weight of a bat. As an example a (-)10 bat would be a 29" length 19 oz weight bat.
 
The lighter the bat -- the better. A “drop” -10 to -13 bat is great for young players.


Gloves should not be too big. It is best to buy a lower price glove in lower leagues and get a good fitting glove every few years.
 
**All bats must be Little League approved (T-Ball excluded).


Do not buy a bat that is not on this list. Bats will be checked by League officials.

http://www.littleleague.org/BatList


Softball
 
Rule change for 2013:
**All softball bats in all divisions of play to have a 1.20 BPF rating on the bat.