Rawlings Pro Preferred 11.75" Baseball Glove: PROSNP5-2C
Features
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100% Water Resistant Wool Wrist Pad
11.75 Inch Pattern
Break-In: 60% Player, 40% Factory
Colorway: Tan / Red
Conventional Open Back
Deertouch Finger Back Lining Adds Unmatched Luxury
Full-Grain Kip Leather Provides Long Lasting Structure
Infield Glove
Padded Thumb Loop
Pittards Sheepskin Palm Lining Adds Superior Comfort
Professional Padding Aids In Pocket Formation & Shape Retention
Tennessee Tanning Rawhide Leather Laces - Adds Structure, Durability, & Strength
Pro I-Web
Description
The Rawlings Pro Preferred baseball glove has a reputation for being a staple at the highest levels of the game repeatedly over the years. Known for their long-lasting, full-grain kip leather, the Pro Preferred gloves continuously break-in to form a perfect pocket based on the owner's preference. Professional game-day patterns and high-quality components combine to create the very best in the game that players of all ages and skill level have come to rely on season after season. Each glove offers a variety of different features that contribute to the greatness that is the Rawlings Pro Preferred. First off, the Deertouch finger back lining adds an unmatched luxury to each baseball glove. Secondly, a 100% water resistant wool padding assists with the formation of the pocket and helps the glove hold its shape over a longer period of time while the Pittards sheepskin palm lining wicks away moisture. Similar to that of other Rawlings ball gloves, the Tennessee tanning rawhide leather laces add structure, durability, and strength. Additionally, each thumb loop comes padded for added comfort and to ensure a premium fit. Rawlings: Wear What The Pros Wear!
This Rawlings Pro Preferred Baseball Glove: PROSNP5-2C features an 11.75 inch pattern, a pro I-web, and is recommended for adult or elite infielders. Buy your Pro Preferred baseball glove today with free shipping and a 100 Day Money-Back Guarantee right here at JustBallGloves.com. We're here for you from Click to Catch!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 2 Customer Reviews
FMINUS
Pros: Great craftsmanship Great Quality Leather and laces Looks awesome Breaks in Great
Cons: The HORRIBLE HORRIBLE NP5 pattern, if its something you like, you will love this glove. Personally, it feels A LOT bigger than 11.75, more like a 12 or 12.25. The fingers are long and flat, really sloppy handling and felt huge but not open if that makes any sense. Ball gets lost in the deep pocket. I ended up returning it for a 200 pattern.
Classic look and feel Matt P Player
Pros: This glove has a really good look. If you like classic colours you will fall in love w it the camel with red labels and dark brown lacing. The thumb to middle finger close isn’t for everybody but this glove will play small at 3B and maybe a bit big at SS. This glove also had a really nice break in. I use it TIP and it feels like it’s meant for it.
Cons: The only downside I have is the lacing is left way too long from factory. I cut back the laces on the webbing and on the thumb and pinky.
Questions and Answers
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Does this glove have a deep pocket? Is it good for SS and third base? Is the glove real stiff? mike
Why is this glove advertised as an "infield" glove instead of "infield/pitcher"? I'm guessing the I-web style isn't ideal for a pitcher, since it doesn't hide the ball as well as other types of webs? Other than that, is there anything else that would distinguish this glove from other "pitcher" gloves? Michael
What's the difference between Heart of the Hide and Pro Preferred? What makes them both so special and expensive? What's the difference between the leather used? BC
so what is the difference between the heart of tue hide and this glove beside the price? Is the leather good? BC
What kind of leather? B
How would you compare against the A2K? JJ
When do the new gloves usually start releasing or at least last year when did they? Trying to figure out if I should wait! Rawlings
What does the ID numbers in the Pro Preferred series gloves stand for? Also, I haven"t seen ID numbers in HOH or Gamer series and it is only engraved in the Pro Preferred series. Could you explain why? Sean
I mainly play mainly outfield and some infield. I have small hands. Is this glove too big for me. Would it work for outfield? Franky
Do they have this exact glove in a 11.5"? baseball5
Are the laces on this glove the same color as the Kris Bryant Pro Preferred? AB
About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
Glove Properties
Color | Brown Red |
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Deals | Closeout Gloves Bundle and Save |
Feel | Extra Stiff |
Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | Infield Second Base Short Stop Third Base |
Series | Pro Preferred |
Size | 11.75 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | I-Web |
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