# Softball Players - Glove Question **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 24, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/softball-players-glove-question/797134 "2017-09-24T01:21:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/softball-players-glove-question/797134/1 "2017-09-24T01:21:50Z")
I’m going to purchase a Shoeless Joe ([www.shoelessjoeballgloves.com](http://www.shoelessjoeballgloves.com)) glove. If you visit its website under “Men’s Softball” you’ll see only two gloves, one left and one right, both the same size, 14." Depending on which league/team I’m playing on, I could be in either the infield or outfield. It strikes me that a 14" glove could be a little large for the infield. Opinions appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/softball-players-glove-question/797134/2 "2017-09-24T23:49:43Z")
I would be concerned about the size in baseball; in softball I would suggest the larger glove at any position. A small glove can make a firm grasp difficult. I started playing softball with a 12" Rawlings infielder’s glove and switched a larger model within a month. The Pro Select Series has a nice 12.5" model if you have smaller hands or just like the control of a small glove. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/softball-players-glove-question/797134/3 "2017-09-25T17:02:38Z")
As a Chicago guy, I gotta point out that you folk are playing “kittenball”, and that real softball players use a 16" clincher and no gloves! 😃 (We need a broken finger emoji!)