Are you ready for the season? Make sure you have everything you need for your player to have a great Little League experience!

NOTE: Equipment requirements have changed from previous seasons due to COVID safety procedures. 

- All players should arrive at their first practice with a glove, bat, batting helmet, appropriate pants, rubber molded cleats (tennis shoes are fine for Tee Ball), and water bottle. 

- Batting helmets for all Softball Divisions, and for the Coach Pitch (A) and Coach/Player Pitch (AA) Baseball divisions require face guards.  

- Catcher's gear are provided to each team manager by Gig Harbor Little League. 

- All players will be given a jersey to use during the season, and a hat or visor that is theirs to keep. Your Team Manager will let you know which color pants, socks, belts etc. they would like you to purchase at one of your first practices. 

- Your player will also need a gear bag. 

Tee Ball 

1. Bat Rules - Under the USABat standard, certified Tee Ball bats (26″ and shorter) will feature the USA  Baseball mark and text which reads ONLY FOR USE WITH APPROVED TEE BALLS. All Tee Ball bats must  feature the USA Baseball mark and accompanying text. 

Click here for a list of approved Tee Ball bats

Click here for a online guide to buying a Tee Ball bat

Baseball 

1. Bat Rules - The bat must be a baseball bat which meets the USA Baseball Bat standard (USABat) as  adopted by Little League. It shall be a smooth, rounded stick, and made of wood or of material and color  tested and proved acceptable to the USA Baseball Bat standard (USABat).

Beginning with the 2018 season, non-wood and laminated bats used in the Little League (Majors) and below,  Intermediate (50-70) Division, Junior League divisions, and Challenger division shall bear the USA Baseball logo  signifying that the bat meets the USABat – USA Baseball’s Youth Bat Performance Standard. 

Minor/Major Divisions:

It shall not be more than 33 inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed sixteen (16) inches from the small end.

NOTE 1: Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo.

Intermediate (50-70) Division and Junior League:

It shall not be more than 34″ inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed eighteen (18) inches from the small end.

NOTE 1: Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo.

NOTE 2: Also, permitted for the Intermediate (50-70) Division and Junior League Division are bats meeting the BBCOR performance standard, and so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. Aluminum/alloy and composite bats shall be marked as to their material makeup being aluminum/alloy or composite. This marking shall be silkscreen or other permanent certification mark, a minimum of one-half-inch on each side, and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.

Senior League:

It shall not be more than 36 inches in length, nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed eighteen (18) inches from the small end. The bat shall not weigh, numerically, more than three ounces less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 33-inch-long bat cannot weigh less than 30 ounces). All bats not made of a single piece of wood shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. Aluminum/alloy and composite bats shall be marked as to their material makeup being aluminum/alloy or composite. This marking shall be silkscreen or other permanent certification mark, a minimum of one-half-inch on each side, and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.

In all divisions, non-wood bat must have a grip of cork, tape, or composition material, and must extend a minimum of 10 inches from the small end. Slippery tape or similar material is prohibited.

2. Use of an athletic cup is mandatory in Baseball Minors Division and above. (“A” Coach Pitch through  Seniors)

Click here for a list of approved USABat Standard Baseball Bats

Click here for a guide on buying Baseball Gear

Softball 

1. Bat Rules - There is NOT a USA Standard for Softball Bats, so all bats are Little League-approved as long as  they meet the softball bats as outlined under Rule 1.10.  

Rule 1.10 – Softball
The bat must be a softball bat which meets Little League specifications and standards as noted in this rule. It shall be a smooth, rounded stick and made of wood or a material tested and proved acceptable to Little League standards. The bat shall be no more than 33 inches (34 inches for Junior/Senior League) in length, not more than two and one-quarter (2¼) inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenth (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30 inches) at its smallest part. Non-wood bats shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.20. Bats may be taped or fitted with a sleeve for a distance not exceeding 16 inches from the small end. Colored bats are acceptable. A non-wood bat must have a grip of cork, tape or composition material, and must extend a minimum of 10 inches from the small end. Slippery tape or similar material is prohibited.

In all divisions, non-wood bat must have a grip of cork, tape, or composition material, and must extend a minimum of 10 inches from the small end. Slippery tape or similar material is prohibited.

2. Make sure your glove is a Fastpitch Softball glove, not a Baseball glove. The pocket of a baseball glove  is smaller, and your Fastpitch player will struggle catch the softball with a baseball glove. 

3. For all of our Softball Divisions, all batters must wear a batting helmet with face guard. 

Click here for an online guide to buying Fastpitch Softball Bats, Gloves and More