Uniforms & Equipment
If you have any questions on uniforms or equipment, please contact your team's coach. If you need help with obtaining any of this gear, please contact our MCLL VP. We have a large selection of gear that families have donated at our Gear Exchange, and likely have things you can have (for free).
Uniforms
Baseball (and Tee-ball)
- The league provides each player with a jersey and hat.
- Parents provide baseball pants, belt and socks (coaches will tell team what color/style). For tee ball, a belt is not required.
Softball (Rookies)
- The league provides each player with a jersey and visor.
- Parents provide softball pants, belt and socks (coaches will tell team what color/style).
Softball (Minors/Majors)
- The league provides each player with a jersey and socks.
- Parents provide face mask, belt and softball pants (coaches will tell team what color/style).
- Parents can opt to purchase a MCLL visor or hat.
All Players
- PARENTS SHOULD LABEL ALL GEAR.
- If player wears glasses, “Safety/Sports Glasses” are recommended.
- Sunglasses are permitted.
- Watches, rings, pins, jewelry, hard cosmetic decorative items are not to be worn.
Shoes
- Players (Tee-ball through Majors Divisions) wear regular athletic shoes or molded rubber cleats.
- Players in Intermediates, Juniors and Senior Divisions can wear metal spikes or cleats.
Athletic Supporter Cup
- It is recommended that boys should wear an athletic supporter cup (as soon as appx. age of 7).
- It is mandatory that all boy catchers wear a cup.
Equipment
Batter's Helmet
Batters must wear helmets that meet National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) specifications and bear the NOCSAE stamp.
- Players provide their own batter's helmet, that must fit and be worn properly.
- If helmets are altered in anyway (drilling holes, removing padding, etc.) may cause a manufacturer to void the NOCSAE certification of that helmet, making it illegal to use.
BatsBats must comply with Little League Official Bat Rules.
- Players usually provide their own bat.
- Baseball bats must meet the USA Baseball Bat standard (USABat) standard 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.
- Softball bats must be no more than 33" in length, not more than 2-1/4" in diameter, and if wood, not less than 15/16" inches in diameter (7/8" for bats less than 30") 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" from the small end. 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.
Face Masks (Softball - Minors/Majors) Softball players provide their own face mask.
Glove
Players provide their own glove. Learn tips on how to choose the right baseball or softball glove.
Catcher's Gear The league provides each team with catcher's gear.
- Catchers must wear catcher’s helmet (w/ face mask and throat guard), chest protector, and shin guards.
- Male catchers must wear a protective supporter and cup at all times.