Buyers Guide: Softball Pants 101

Softball pants come in various styles and designs, catering to different preferences, positions, and team traditions. Here’s a basic guide to softball pants styles:

1. Low Rise Softball Pants:
   • Description: These are the classic, softball pants with short rise just under the belly button. They are the most common style used in softball.
   • Features:  Belt loops, brass zippers, back pockets and reinforced knees for added durability.
2. High Waist Softball Pants:
   • Description: The opposite of low rise pants, high rise softball fit high on the waist and hips.
   • Features:  Typically worn by players who prefer a fitted look.
3. Piped Softball Pants:
   • Description: Piped pants have a colored stripe or “piping” along the outer seam. The piping is often a contrasting color, adding a decorative element to the pants.
   • Features:  Piping can be a single color or a combination of colors.
4. Yoga Style Softball Pants:
   • Description: Yoga style softball pants fit like classic fitted yoga pants but with a slimming softball flair with fitted stretch design with a high rise on the waist and no zipper front.
   • Features:  Suitable for players who prefer a yoga slimming look.
5. Fitted Softball Pants:
   • Description: Fitted softball pants can stretch for a wider range of player motion. No quite as tight as yoga pants but more fitted than traditional loose styles
   • Features: All the same features as classic pants but in a fitted / slimming design.
6. Sublimated Softball Pants:
   • Description: Sublimated softball pants feature stripes dyed directly into the fabric for almost unlimited color combination options. Build custom old school softball pants in unique colors and pinstriped patterns.
   • Features: All the same features as classic pants but in a wide variety of patterns and designs.