Akadema Reptilian 12.5" Fastpitch Softball Glove: ATS77With FREE Akadema Sunglasses
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Features
Female Fastpitch Fit - Smaller Hand Opening and Finger Stalls with Shorter Distance Between Thumb and Index Finger
12.50 Inch Pattern
Reptilian Pattern - Fingerless Design Allowing for Quicker Ball Transfer
B-Hive Closed Web
Conventional Open Back
Deep Pocket
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Grasp Clasp Adjustable Velcro Wrist Strap
U.S. Steerhide Leather Construction (Palm and Web) with AkademaLyte Leather on Back to Reduce Weight
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Description
Akadema is the most exciting baseball and softball company in the world. Akadema's ownership attributes an increasing market share to their innovative quality professional product line in contrast to mass-produced products that have little to do with quality, feel, or design that raise the level of play. Born to satisfy the needs of the competitive fastpitch player, the Akadema Fastpitch Design Series ATS77 is handcrafted to increase your level of performance on the field. Constructed of U.S. Steerhide throughout the pocket and webbing, the back of the glove features exclusive AkademaLyte leather, decreasing the overall weight of the glove and allowing for a faster break-in period and a more manageable feel. Smaller finger stalls utilized to decrease the distance between the thumb and index finger and Akadema's Grasp Clasp adjustable wrist strap allow for increased playability for female fastpitch players. Akadema: Bring Your "A" Game! Call JustBallGloves for free glove advice! 866-321-4568. Free Shipping!
Warranty
Akadema gloves will come with a manufacturer’s warranty of nine (9) months from the purchase date. This warranty will cover ripping and tears of the leather of the glove. It will not include ripped laces -or- scuffing of the glove’s leather, binding or welting. If you feel that a warranty issue has arisen with your Akadema glove that was purchased from JustGloves and it has been 9 months or less since the purchase, please contact the Glove Experts from JustGloves. They can be reached on PHONE at 1-866-321-4568, EMAIL through support@justgloves.com or CHAT by clicking into the chat box in the bottom right corner of this page. The Glove Experts are knowledgeable of the warranty processes and can help you get set up with directions for doing a warranty replacement with Akadema.
Reviews (20)
Average Ratings Based on 20 Customer Reviews
Pros: I bought this glove for my daughter who plays 12U fastpitch. She had out grown her other Akadema glove which is still in great shape. This allows her to play infield and outfield. The wrist strap is nice so she can tighten it to where she is comfortable. I am very impressed with the quaility of gloves that Akadema makes.
Cons: It is a stiff glove to start, and takes work to break in - but after about a week of playing catch and working with it was good.
Pros: Ready to use right out of the box, or I should say...right out of the bag (comes with a very nice bag). Daughter (12U) already has an Akadema catcher's glove that she has used for years, but was given an opportunity to play a tournament and needed a fielder's glove. Great purchase, great glove, and great service. Speedy delivery too! This site deserves more than 5 stars...
Cons: There should be more than 5 stars to choose from when rating a glove or the company!
Pros: none
Cons: I bought this glove with high hopes. After reading reviews I bought one for my 12 year old. I have 3 boys playing ball and I have played for 25 years. This has to be the worst glove I have ever purchased. Looks good at first but after break-in the ball would not stay in the glove. Every time my son would try to catch a ball it would pop out of the top of the glove. I thought it was him but I put the glove and and it did the same thing to me. I use a Nokona and now he will too. Thanks to the best place to buy gloves (this site) we are able to return it for his new Nokona.
Pros: Awesome glove. Meant for softball, and fastpitch softball at that. It has smaller finger stalls, so it's meant for most female players. To the parent/player who is considering buying this glove for their children to play baseball with - DON'T. Please READ the description of the glove so you can make an educated choice. This glove deserves a 5 star rating for construction quality, innovative features and great fit. Break in is easy and the glove just plain works FANTASTICALLY.
Cons: Doesn't make coffee, nor does my taxes for me.
Pros: Intriguing look and concept design is what sold me - plus all the "Pros" in the reviews. Thought they might be onto something.
Cons: Unfortunately, this is NOT a good glove design!!! My daughter has the same problems as noted in all the poor reviews - ball pops out of the glove... It's because there is no stitching between the fingers, the pocket collapses after it gets broken in and you squeeze the glove to catch the ball. I can see this now even with my larger hands since the glove has been broken in.
Pros: Excellent glove, my 14 year old daughter loves it. She plays pitcher, shortstop and outfield. Nice and soft, relatively lightweight, durable, comfortable and made for softball.
Cons: Laces come undone easily (but that is easily remedied). She lost it (or it "walked away") recently, so now we have to buy another one!
Pros: My SS needed a new glove 2 years ago in 12 U Travel ball. We went with this glove on the design concepts that it espoused. To this day, 2 years and over 150 games later, she still only wears this glove. We have never had the issue of the ball popping out of the glove, but we rehearse proper fielding technique almost daily, ensuring she focuses on catching the ball with her finger tips, not her palm.
Cons: None that I have seen.
Pros: Easy to break in. Nice size.
Cons: My daughter wore this glove out after 1 1/2 seasons of travel ball. The leather inside where the hand is placed is coming apart. The leather ties are always coming loose. Once completely broken-in, the location where the ring and pinky finger go does not close very well. Akadema has placed a very stiff piece of leather in that section. Very disappointed to have to replace this glove after only 1 1/2 seasons.
Pros: Unique design
Cons: Looks more like it was designed for baseball. My 12 year old daughter plays 1st base and can catch pretty much anything. Like some other people said, the ball kept popping out of the pocket. It did it with me also. Pinky edge of glove never closed right around the ball either. It just folded backwards away from it. No ball control at all. Pocket way to small for 12" softball.
Pros: I got this glove for my senior year this year and I love it! this is a softball glove so of course its not ganna work for baseball!!! catches pretty much everything thrown at it even the ones that go over my head. The balls don't pop out of the glove and it broke in pretty easily. Hasn't torn or anything and Im rough with it. All in all pretty good glove!
Cons:
Pros: The manufacturer customer service
Cons: Horrible. No padding at all. Fake leather on most of the glove. Looks and feels like a $25 Walmart glove. I was so excited to get this and it took about 6 catches to know, it was a huge disappointment! Went for the All-Star Vela.
Pros: Bought this identical glove for my granddaughter four years ago, almost to the day (5/1/2014), she absolutely loved the unique Reptillian style being a pitcher, playing middle infield, literally has worn it out playing high school and travel ball seasons; subsequently, the recent purchase of a second glove to replace the worn out glove! She is also a catcher and, via me, owns an Akadema catcher's glove, I find Akadema gloves to be a top quality product for a very reasonable price, relatively speaking of course!
Cons: None
Questions and Answers (22)
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About the Brand

In Akadema's short but remarkable history it has become one of America's hottest baseball and softball equipment company for professional, college, high school, and serious youth players. The Akadema phenomenon started with the Professional Glove Series and continues with the Reptilian®, Praying Mantis®, Pro Soft™ and Prodigy™ Glove Series as well as the Amish Wood™, Tacktion™ and Xtension® Aluminum Bat Series. Akadema's ownership attributes increasing market share to their innovative professional baseball and softball product line in contrast to mass-produced products that have little to do with quality, feel, or design to raise the level of play.
Akadema's products are manufactured for professional players but are now accessible to semi pro, college, high school, and serious youth players. Akadema products are still designed with the professional player in mind but competitively priced for the professional player at heart. So it's your turn to think like a professional, play like a professional, and use Akadema Professional!
Akadema now has both baseball and fastpitch softball advisory staffs that they work with closely to implement new ideas. Members of the baseball advisory staff include Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Gary Carter as well as Howard Johnson, Reggie Smith, Luis Polonia, Sandy Martinez and many others. Fastpitch stars that are on the advisory staff include Crystl Bustos and Julie Smith. The input on performance from the advisory staff gives Akadema something they cannot put a price on. Their advisors don’t talk about marketing or places to sell the gloves, they just care about performance.
Glove Properties
Color | Black |
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Feel | Soft |
Glove Type | Female Fastpitch Softball |
Position | Infield Pitcher Second Base Short Stop Third Base |
Price | $100 - $149.99 $100 - $199.99 |
Size | 12.50 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Akadema |
Web Type | Fully Closed |
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