Jesus Christ that's heavy.

I have a 38oz too if you want to get real beastly. Its all about weight when playing 16in

Jesus Christ that's heavy.

 

yea, 16 inch is a different game altogether. Light bats = lazy flies unless you are built like a mack truck

yea, 16 inch is a different game altogether. Light bats = lazy flies unless you are built like a mack truck

 

16 inch softball sucks.

16 inch softball sucks.

Ah, no way, its the best. Gloves are for girls.

Ah, no way, its the best. Gloves are for girls.

 

So are non-broken fingers.

So are non-broken fingers.

I've gotten more hurt in 12 in. That ball is hard as hell.

 

Have you ever played 14in?

I've gotten more hurt in 12 in. That ball is hard as hell.

 

Have you ever played 14in?

 

Never played 14". My first year of softball was in the financial district league at Grant Park. I hated every minute that I wasn't drinking on the bench. I started playing 12" a few years after that at home and fell in love with it. My game translated much better to 12".

16 inch softball sucks.

 

Not a fan either. 12" is much closer to baseball, which I love

I'm definitely getting a Demarini J3 now. Hit a HR opposite field with almost no effort. Amazing bat.

First spring game tonight and I felt terrible for the other team. In the spring you run into teams that thought it was a great idea but put no thought into it. Tonight was one of those.

 

Went deep twice and hit a mercy single the last time up and the game was over. They played me so shallow in the first that it rolled past the other field and the guy had to wait to go get it. Nice people but they need to find another hobby.

First spring game tonight and I felt terrible for the other team. In the spring you run into teams that thought it was a great idea but put no thought into it. Tonight was one of those.

 

Went deep twice and hit a mercy single the last time up and the game was over. They played me so shallow in the first that it rolled past the other field and the guy had to wait to go get it. Nice people but they need to find another hobby.

 

You guys don't have a fence?

You guys don't have a fence?

Nah city field usually don't have a fence except for a few. Hamlin has four fields. They played me like 20 feet passed the infield. I'm not a crazy power hitter but I do go deep and it was ridiculous. Took minutes to get the ball back.

 

The only field that has a fence for real is UIC and also Pulaski but only in left ( my favorite field).

Edited April 25, 201412 yr by RockRaines

Our first game was Tuesday night. Freezing cold, but luckily we got slaughter rule'd so we didn't play more than 5 innings. lol. I had a rough night at the plate. 1 for 3. 1 of my outs, a groundout to pitcher, the other out was a foul out that squibbed towards 1B. The opposing pitcher kept quickpitching us and the ump kept forgetting to hold him. I realize I should have just taken the pitches, but I was so cold I just wanted to swing at everything. Oh well, we wouldn't have won anyway.

 

I'm considering getting a bat, I just don't think I have the power to hit a HR unless I get a really nice bat. The one I have now is pretty dead, but I only use it for singles to RF, so I never cared.

Nah city field usually don't have a fence except for a few. Hamlin has four fields. They played me like 20 feet passed the infield. I'm not a crazy power hitter but I do go deep and it was ridiculous. Took minutes to get the ball back.

 

The only field that has a fence for real is UIC and also Pulaski but only in left ( my favorite field).

 

I guess it's a bit different in the city due to space limitations.

 

The fields out here in Austin are all 300 (some fields are 285 in sections) or 315.

Our first game was Tuesday night. Freezing cold, but luckily we got slaughter rule'd so we didn't play more than 5 innings. lol. I had a rough night at the plate. 1 for 3. 1 of my outs, a groundout to pitcher, the other out was a foul out that squibbed towards 1B. The opposing pitcher kept quickpitching us and the ump kept forgetting to hold him. I realize I should have just taken the pitches, but I was so cold I just wanted to swing at everything. Oh well, we wouldn't have won anyway.

 

I'm considering getting a bat, I just don't think I have the power to hit a HR unless I get a really nice bat. The one I have now is pretty dead, but I only use it for singles to RF, so I never cared.

 

What kind of league is this? ASA? USSSA? NSA?

I guess it's a bit different in the city due to space limitations.

 

The fields out here in Austin are all 300 (some fields are 285 in sections) or 315.

I play 16 so maybe they think it's overkill? It's definitely strategy since teams adjust and you have to as well.

 

The men's league I play in has a fence (UIC) and it gets a little boring to be honest.

I play 16 so maybe they think it's overkill? It's definitely strategy since teams adjust and you have to as well.

 

The men's league I play in has a fence (UIC) and it gets a little boring to be honest.

 

How often do fielders make errors in 16 inch? I have to imagine that there'd be a lot more since you don't have the luxury of gloves.

What kind of league is this? ASA? USSSA? NSA?

 

ASA I am pretty sure.

How often do fielders make errors in 16 inch? I have to imagine that there'd be a lot more since you don't have the luxury of gloves.

Depends on the team and league. In men's almost never. In coed once in awhile. The infield is harder. In men's one maybe two errors a game.

Our first game was Tuesday night. Freezing cold, but luckily we got slaughter rule'd so we didn't play more than 5 innings. lol. I had a rough night at the plate. 1 for 3. 1 of my outs, a groundout to pitcher, the other out was a foul out that squibbed towards 1B. The opposing pitcher kept quickpitching us and the ump kept forgetting to hold him. I realize I should have just taken the pitches, but I was so cold I just wanted to swing at everything. Oh well, we wouldn't have won anyway.

 

I'm considering getting a bat, I just don't think I have the power to hit a HR unless I get a really nice bat. The one I have now is pretty dead, but I only use it for singles to RF, so I never cared.

 

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A lot of my teammates trade bats and buy broken in bats on the forums.

Our first game is next thurs...at 10pm...vs the worst team. Waste of time.

Edited April 25, 201412 yr by Brian

Our first game is next thurs...at 10pm...vs the worst team. Waste of time.

 

Nah, the only waste of time is when you get to the park and the other team doesnt show

Nah, the only waste of time is when you get to the park and the other team doesnt show

 

We've never had that. Our league is tight when one team doesn't have enough, they'll call to director and they call us.

We've never had that. Our league is tight when one team doesn't have enough, they'll call to director and they call us.

 

It usually happens in the fall in AH. For some reason it always seems that certain bad teams fall apart in the last few weeks. And they never tell anyone

Where's the strike out king of Soxtalk?