I know nothing about sports but my 10 year old insists on playing softball this year. The list of equipment we have to buy has my head spinning. Helmet w/face guard, glove, infield mask, cleats and a bat. Got everything except the bat. Researching things I know she needs a 31 inch -11 size bat. Well went looking today (beside the heart attack from the price range) I couldnt tell the difference between the baseball and softball bats. Most of them look the same. There must be something obvious that I'm missing as the coach stressed to make sure we got the correct one.