Just a reminder that Berks County Girls Softball League (BCGSL) requires that all girls that play the infield MUST wear a facemask.

Many girls hate wearing them initially, but quickly get used to them, and it greatly speeds up their ability to field ground balls at a young age as they soon realize the mask will protect them.  I’ve seen girls get to their teenaged years and continue to struggle with hard hit balls because they fat out refused to wear a mask their entire lives.  You don’t want that to be your kid.

As the girls get older and the ball starts getting hit harder, I personally think it’s a good idea for all fielders to wear a facemask – including outfielders.  Two of the three worse hits to the face that I’ve seen have been to outfielders on line drives that took a bad one-hop right into the mouth.