Is the size closer to baseballs, softballs or somewhere in between?
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Baseball. Got them for 6 year old son to learn to catch without fear. Worked great. They have a little weight so they don't pop out if mitt like tennis ball
1311298
These balls are softball size. Bought them for our dog to play with and she loves them. They are stated as plastic softballs and are plastic to be used with a plastic bat.
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Having tried a tennis ball,but the balls bought to go with the power pitcher I can tell you the balls was the same size.
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Yes. We use the 12" softballs for our younger girls just learning to track fly balls in the outfield. Again, it does take a practice or two to master but you will love it.
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Comparing the dimensions I wouldn't think so. The sport is 2 mm longer, 1.5 mm wider and 0.8 mm thicker.
50720
No, I would stick to something smaller. I just bought this bat for my 13 year old and it fits him perfect!
1695225
I don't know that you can really go wrong with a ball from 5-9 inches. I have a 2 and a 4 year old and we have several different sizes. Probably their favorite one is about 6 or 7 inches inches in size. It is good for kicking and two handed throwing. I had bought an 8.5 inch one for my 6 year old nephew, but both girls can play with it too.
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I've used it with 11 and 12 inch regular softballs. The girls said it hurt hitting the 12 inch ones, but didn't complain about the 11 inch ones. There is one adjustment on the top to switch it over to baseballs. I believe regular balls would be fine.
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I haven't used softballs, but I would think you could. I do use real baseballs, if that helps any.
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Roughly the size of a baseball. Maybe a little bigger. It was a gift so going off memory.
860251
No, it is not designed for baseball. The openings are designed for the larger size of a softball.
564846
If I were a softball player I would use this with a baseball. If you train using a smaller ball then hit a bigger ball during games it should be easier to be successful.
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Very small. Ball is about softball size or a touch bigger. But my son loves his - the scorekeeping feature is a big hit. Hth.
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These are regular size baseballs just not balls that are used for official game ball, more like practice balls
1876334
It is slightly smaller than a size one soccer ball - maybe 3-4 inches in diameter
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I think the 8.5" is a great all-purpose size for most age ranges. How do you intend to use it? When I was a kid we occasionally used larger sized balls for 4square, but the 8.5" offers better ball handling / control.
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i don't think so, you might think about going up one size. i have two bats a glove and shoe's plus all my other softball gear in mine. but i don't think the plate will fit. good luck.