Balls

Use leather game baseballs or softballs for competition, and cheaper practice or training balls for cage and drill work.

A dozen is 12; buckets are sold in bulk counts (often 2-5 dozen) - see quantities on each boxes of balls (dozens) listing.

Not always - some training balls are weighted or textured differently to build strength or improve specific skills, so check the product details before buying for skill-specific drills.

11" softballs are typically used in fastpitch, while 12" is the standard for slowpitch - check your league's rules, as the size affects both play and required gloves.

The Worth Hot Dot is the most widely used slowpitch softball in Canada. It comes in versions approved for different organizations, including SPN, SBQ, USSSA and USA Softball, plus an 11" version. Check which stamp your league requires. Shop all softballs.

COR (coefficient of restitution) measures how lively the ball is off the bat: the higher the number, the more it bounces. Compression, in pounds, measures how hard the ball is: a higher number means a harder ball that travels farther. Leagues set the COR and compression they allow, which is why softballs are stamped for specific organizations.

It depends on use. Game balls get scuffed and soft with hard hits, especially on rough infields, and umpires remove damaged balls from play. Older game balls are often moved to practice, then to the batting cage, before being replaced. Keep balls dry, since water damages leather covers.