Baseball Chest Protector for Field?

[RedBird1]

I hope I dont get laughed at for this. I'm a box goalie foremost who played field for the first time last year and hope to play again this fall cuz I really like field. I was wondering if a catchers belly pad is just as good as a lacrosse one. Its more of a convenience factor. I can redily get one for cheap through a friend. Buying a lacrosse one would involve me driving far or ordering yet again more lacrosse stuff. The lacrosse one I used last year was borrowed.

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

If it is protective enough, I see no reason as to why you could not wear one. There was a thread on this:
http://www.lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=47592&highlight=baseball

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

yes, you can...there's no guarantee it meets nfhs specs, but it's not like you're going to get an equipment check...I'd recommend getting some lacrosse specific chest pad though, just to be on the safe side

[RedBird1]

Im not overly concerned with protection. Just covering my heart. Im ok with getting hit. I'll save it with my stick 90% of the time anyways

[snell31]

yeah, you can pretty much use any padding.
some guy i knew used to use a cricket pad to play goalie.
john marr uses some funny padding aswell.

[PuLsE_SpEeD]

yeah, you can pretty much use any padding.
some guy i knew used to use a cricket pad to play goalie.
john marr uses some funny padding aswell.

john marr is a whole nother story...

[claxbucky]

Honestly, I'm thinking about buying a baseball chest protector, because baseballs are a lot harder, and travel @ the same speed as lax balls, and you never hear of a catcher taking a foul ball to the chest and dying, like you do with goalies taking shots. And if anyone has anything to say about baseballs being softer or less dangerous. There have been a lot of players who get broken wrists, arms, elbows, etc... from being hit with baseballs. I've never heard of a goalie breaking more than a toe or a couple fingers from a shot. I'll give it a shot this year maybe, and let you guys know how it goes.

[OldGoalie]

Honestly, I'm thinking about buying a baseball chest protector, because baseballs are a lot harder, and travel @ the same speed as lax balls, and you never hear of a catcher taking a foul ball to the chest and dying, like you do with goalies taking shots.

Actually, there are more (Commotio Cordis) deaths in baseball from catchers getting hit in the chest. Now, whether that's because of more reporting I don't know, but the stats at least show greater occurance of chest blow deaths in baseball.

"The USA Commotio Cordis Registry had more than 130 cases recorded by September 2001, with most of the cases occurring in Little League baseball, lacrosse and softball. The real number of cases may be much larger."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotio_cordis
http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic3019.htm

[claxbucky]

Thanks for correcting me. You'd think they'd have some kind of pad out by now that prevents Commotio Cordis.

[OldGoalie]

Indeed. I've been searching and hoping that one would be out by now, but the problem is twofold

1) CC is not that well understood. So, understanding what combination of materials and construction would prevent CC is not an easy, or inexpensive, undertaking.
2) There may not be enough money involved in selling chest protectors to make up the R&D costs that could include animal testing.

Unfortunately, the cheapest short-term solution would be to find a way to fund a portable AED (Automated External Defibrilator) and have it available at practices and games...