Nokona Alpha Select Series Baseball Glove: S-222 Youth
Features
Infield / Outfield Pattern
H-Web
Closed Back
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12.00 (+/- 0.25) Inch Pattern
Youth Fit - Smaller Hand Opening, Tighter Finger Stalls
Constructed with Buffalo and Stampede Leathers
Game-Ready Feel
Made in the USA
One (1) Year Manufacturer's Warranty
Weight: Approx. 510 g
Description
Introducing Nokona's Alpha Select Series! Constructed from top-of-the-line leathers, Stampede and Buffalo for ideal structure, weight, and very easy break-in. The combination of these two proprietary Nokona leathers makes these gloves ready for play right off the shelf without any need for steaming. Nokona has built a reputation for providing the highest quality gloves made with top grade leathers, that are made right here in the U.S.A. For over 75 years, Nokona has been making their product in Nocona, Texas where the people have dedicated their lives to providing the highest quality ball glove for players that demand excellence. This is their legacy. Since 1934, Nokona has been producing ball gloves for America's pastime right here in the United States.
This Nokona Alpha Select Series Baseball Glove: S-222 features an Approximate 12" Pattern, H-Web, and is one of the highest quality Youth gloves available today. Nokona: America's Pastime. American Made.
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 1 Customer Review
Best glove I’ve ever bought Chris Coach
Pros: The leather and quality is top notch. Bought for my 9 year old for Christmas. It’s a little big on him. But he should be able to use this glove 2-3 more years if not more. He loves it. Still breaking it in. But the process is going a lot quicker then other gloves we’ve broken in.
Cons: None
Questions and Answers
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Would this be an appropriate glove for a 10U travel baseball player playing outfield? Bob
Is this glove the size I need for an 8 year who old plays pitcher, outfield and some infield? tim
My son is 10 years old and is starting to outgrow his Alpha Select S-200, but the Nokona SV17 (12") is a little too big. Would the 11.75 S-222 be more appropriate? Is there a 11.50 in model? ghataa
My son currently uses a glove that is 11.25", but it has no pocket. He is about to turn 7 years old and plays outfield, first and third. Would this be to large? Tyler Slack
Apologies as I feel this has been asked in certain forms already. My son will be 12; he's just shy of 5 feet, weighs 100 lbs and has average size hands. He will play 2nd, OF and pitch this season and we are looking for a high quality, utility type glove. Please let me know where we should be from a sizing perspective. Marc B
Why do some versions of the S-222 show a buckle at the wrist for tightening and some don't? Are there multiple versions of the S-222 glove? The glove shown on Amazon for example that is sold by justballgloves does not show the strap. dakine
My daughter is 9 years old she plays on a traveling fastpitch 8U team. Since the softballs are bigger than baseballs should we go with the 11.75" glove or the 11.25" glove (she plays in the outfield and pitcher)? I was either looking at this glove, the SV1 or S200. What should I get? Is there a difference in a youth glove and an adult glove? Na
How durable is buckle used to tighten the glove at the wrist and does it loosen while your playing position? RC
How stiff is this glove? I'm looking for a super soft leather glove that is not stiff and factory broken in. Brian
My son will be 10 this spring season and he is 4'4" and about 60-65 lbs. Would this be a good glove for him? He currently has an Akadema AZR 95 11" but he is growing out of it. CS
My 10 almost 11 year old son is in need of a new outfield glove. He plays year round and is pretty much on the field everyday so he needs a good quality glove. He plays center field. What glove would you suggest and what size? i was thinking a 12? Also he is a lefty. Thank you for your help. AW
My son is currently 8 and starting to play more. He currently has an 11.5" Rawlings Highlight Series. I would like to get him a better glove that will last a couple years. I'm not sure if I should stay with an 11.5" or go with a 12". He tried on a couple and said the hand opening was too big. We are looking for a good recommendation. 9u baseball
About the Brand
Joe Phillips writes about his visit to Nokona. It was like sitting in at the plantation party in Gone with the Wind or maybe gazing from the grandstand at the “Field of Dreams” while the Black Sox players tried to work out their idled muscle kinks. And, I was gently reminded by the lines in that movie while I dug into a delicious plate of North Texas barbecue: “threshing crews eating at outdoor tables. It continually reminds us of what once was, like an Indian-head penny in a handful of new coins. . . You talk a good dream.” And here I was. . . graciously invited into this magical and charming “Field of Glove-Making Dreams” in former Comanche Indian land at Nocona, Texas. It was a warm August evening, basked in a golden harvest moon, while friends and the Nokona family paid its kindly southern regards to two of their own and two of America’s finest but relatively obscure glove makers, Bobby Storey and Elvin Ray “Ab” Lemons. You see, the pair had just completed fifty years of time-honored employment with Nocona Athletic Goods, the last of the all-American made ball glove company's. The occasion brought echoes of past successes and human contentment, but in Nocona today you still experience much the same American texture of yesterday and perhaps a glimpse into tomorrow as well.
The two stately gentlemen were being honored in a way that could have taken place in the same manner when they first reported for full-time work at Nokona, in 1952, or back even earlier, in 1933 when the company started making sports equipment. During a brief and informal presentation at the celebration, Nokona’s new sales manager called the two glove makers “Legends - because that’s what their ball gloves stood for, American know-how and pride taken in a best-made product.”
A man of few words but a marveled craftsman who could literally conjure a sows ear into a playable baseball mitt, Mr. Lemons got up and fondly recalled the several men he worked with through his half-century and of the training that had been passed along to him from his old bosses.
His counter part and just as talented, Bobby Storey, had filled in at just about every job at Nokona. Bobby, the son of the sporting goods founder, R.E. “Bob” Storey had most recently served as president and now chairman of the board of Nokona. Though past retirement age like Mr. Lemons, he’s now serving at one of his favorite roles, that of ball glove designer.
At a time for employment in this country when five years is considered a long tenure with the same company, Ab and Bobby are not even the first to complete a half-century journey with Nocona Athletics. The now deceased Jewell Brickey, hit that milestone in 1993, after joining the company during World War II. That’s the kind of devotion that employees forge into this glove-making outfit. A devoted and sustained tenure here is not rare. Last year the company advertising, displayed along with Storey and Lemons, three other employees who had garnered 40 years with Nokona, Warren Clary, Bud Meekins, and Melvin Weedin.“
I don’t have to tell you that the one constant through all the years has been baseball”, wrote W.P. Kinsella. And the most constant of ball glove makers has been Nokona, and the men and women there who keep alive the tradition of American craftsmanship of ball glove making. The spirit of glove-making is still alive and well in Nocona, Texas.
Glove Properties
Color | Brown |
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Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Baseball Youth |
Position | All Positions Infield Outfield Second Base Short Stop Third Base |
Series | Alpha |
Size | 12.00 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Nokona |
Web Type | H-Web |
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