pitcher's glove rules

see this thread..

http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/f...6003481/m/8377021795

Thanks TX,
That addresses HS color. Anyone have anything on two-tone HS or anything college? Are they same regulations?

Fed:
Rule 1-3-6: Gloves/mitts made of leather shall be worn by all fielders and not be altered to create an adhesive, sticky, and/or tacky surface. The glove/mitt worn by the catcher may be any size. The glove/mitt worn by the pitcher that includes the colors white and/or gray shall be removed from the game upon discovery by either team and/or umpire. The glove/mitt worn by all fielders except the catcher shall conform to the following maximum specifications (found in Diagram 4):
a. Height (measured from the bottom edge or heel straight up across the center of the palm to a line even with the highest point of the glove/mitt): 14 inches
b. Width of palm (measured from the bottom edge of the webbing farthest from the thumb in a horizontal line to the outside of the little finger edge of the glove/mitt): 8 inches
c. Webbing (measured across the top end or along any line parallel to the top): 5¾ inches

NCAA:
Rule 1-13: Gloves or Mitts
a. The catcher may wear a glove or mitt of any dimension.
b. The first baseman’s glove or mitt must not be more than 12 inches long or eight inches wide. The webbing shall not be constructed so as to form a net type of trap.
A.R.—The length measurement of any glove/mitt shall be from the bottom edge or heel straight up across the palm. The width measurement for the first baseman’s mitt shall be from the center of the base section between the thumb and the first finger to the outside edge of the little finger. The crotch area for the first baseman’s mitt shall not exceed five inches in length, 4½ inches in width at the top and 3½ inches at the base.
c. Every player except the catcher and first baseman is restricted to the use of a fielder’s glove not more than 12 inches long nor more than 8 inches
wide.
A.R. 1—For the fielder’s glove, the measurement shall be from the base of the inside seam of the first finger to the outside edge of the little finger. These measurements shall not exceed 5¾ inches in width at the top and 3½ inches at the base.
A.R. 2—The pitcher’s glove may not be white or gray in color nor contain white or gray lettering.
PENALTIES for a., b., and c.—
(1) A violator shall be given reasonable time to correct the situation. If it is not done, the violator shall be ejected from the game.
(2) If a catch is made with illegal equipment, the offensive team has the choice of taking the play or having the play voided with the pitch being made again (see 8-6-b).

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Originally posted by yawetag:

NCAA:
Rule 1-13: Gloves or Mitts

A.R. 2—The pitcher’s glove may not be white or gray in color nor contain white or gray lettering.

This has changed for 2011. A.R. 2 now reads: "The pitcher's glove must be black or brown."

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Originally posted by dash_riprock:
This has changed for 2011. A.R. 2 now reads: "The pitcher's glove must be black or brown."

Figures. I was using the 2009-2010 book.

Thanks Guys. Son is Jr in HS and ready for a new pitchers glove - hopes to need it past HS. I'm sure glad I have good reason to say no if he wants a red one.

Observation:

Retail stores seem to keep up with bat regulations and totally ignore glove regulations.

Agreed.. and it seems difficult for the average guy to access rules, at least NFHS - can't find them posted anywhere except to buy from their site and you have to buy two to meet minimum order. Any idea why that is? Are they posted somewhere?

Lastly, I'm not sure I'm reading the 12" length limit rule correctly. I know of several players that use longer gloves for OF and 1B and I know that every manufacturer of gloves makes gloves and 1b mitts 12 1/2" and bigger that are marketed to baseball (not softball). Is this rule typically enforced? Am I reading this right?

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Originally posted by cabbagedad:
Lastly, I'm not sure I'm reading the 12" length limit rule correctly. I know of several players that use longer gloves for OF and 1B and I know that every manufacturer of gloves makes gloves and 1b mitts 12 1/2" and bigger that are marketed to baseball (not softball). Is this rule typically enforced? Am I reading this right?

From the Fed book:

ART. 6: Gloves/mitts made of leather shall be worn by all fielders and not be altered to create an adhesive, sticky, and/or tacky surface. The glove/mitt worn by the catcher may be any size. The glove/mitt worn by the pitcher that includes the colors white and/or gray shall be removed from the game upon discovery by either team and/or umpire. The glove/mitt worn by all fielders except the catcher shall conform to the following maximum specifications (found in Diagram 4):
a. Height (measured from the bottom edge or heel straight up across the center of the palm to a line even with the highest point of the glove/mitt): 14 inches
b. Width of palm (measured from the bottom edge of the webbing farthest from the thumb in a horizontal line to the outside of the little finger edge of the glove/mitt): 8 inches
c. Webbing (measured across the top end or along any line parallel to the top): 5¾ inches

Thanks Yawetag,
Below is what I saw from NCAA baseball rule book 2009-2010...
So does this mean you can use a 14" glove in HS and only a 12" glove in college?

Gloves or Mitts
SECTION 13. a. The catcher may wear a glove or mitt of any dimension.
b. The first baseman’s glove or mitt must not be more than 12 inches long
or eight inches wide. The webbing shall not be constructed so as to form
a net type of trap.
A.R.—The length measurement of any glove/mitt shall be from the bottom edge or heel
straight up across the palm. The width measurement for the first baseman’s mitt shall be
from the center of the base section between the thumb and the first finger to the outside
edge of the little finger. The crotch area for the first baseman’s mitt shall not exceed five
inches in length, 4½ inches in width at the top and 3½ inches at the base.
c. Every player except the catcher and first baseman is restricted to the use
of a fielder’s glove not more than 12 inches long nor more than 8 inches
wide.
A.R. 1—For the fielder’s glove, the measurement shall be from the base of the inside
seam of the first finger to the outside edge of the little finger. These measurements shall
not exceed 5¾ inches in width at the top and 3½ inches at the base.

quote:

Originally posted by cabbagedad:
Thanks Yawetag,
Below is what I saw from NCAA baseball rule book 2009-2010...
So does this mean you can use a 14" glove in HS and only a 12" glove in college?

That seems right to me.

Back to the pitcher's glove, is there a different rule for MLB with respect to the white/gray? I was watching the story about Pettite's retirement, and they showed him getting a sign, and zoomed in on the glove, showing both his name and the manufacturer's logo prominently in a white/gray shade on the outside of the glove.

1.15
(a) The pitcher’s glove may not, exclusive of piping, be white, gray, nor, in the
judgment of an umpire, distracting in any manner.

(b) No pitcher shall attach to his glove any foreign material of a color different from the
glove.