If the pitch speed in your league tops out at 70 MPH, Rawlings
recommends a helmet with an S70™ Performance Rating™.
Try Rawlings' 70 MPH batting helmet (model number S70XS), which features the exclusive COOLFLO® XVI™ helmet design, Heat
Exchange™ technology and a rubberized matte paint finish.
This helmet meets or exceeds the NOCSAE® standard up to a pitch speed
of 70 MPH. The current NOCSAE® standard equates to a 68 MPH baseball pitch
speed. Made for youth players who generally face pitch speeds at or below 70
MPH, the S70™ provides additional protection and performance for young players
launching their careers.
Rawlings’ exclusive COOLFLO XV1™ front vents allow for 30 percent more
cool air ventilation.
Heat Exchange™ vents rapidly circulate cooler ambient air. Top vents
quickly move heated air from player’s head, allowing 70 percent more heat to
escape.
The enhanced ABS plastic shell with rubberized matte finish has dual
ear flaps and is available in black, graphite, navy, royal, scarlet and white.
One size fits 7-1/4 to 7-3/4. Find the junior batting helmet under
model number S70XJ at Rawlings' official online store, which fits sizes 6-1/2 to 7-1/8.
This helmet is predrilled for face mask models BBWG and SBWG.
Know your helmet, and look for the Rawlings seal before you step to
the plate. Rawlings' Performance Rating™ can be found on the rear of the
helmet, as well as the interior crown padding.
• NOCSAE® baseball batting helmet standards involve tests of baseballs
fired from a cannon at 60 mph at a distance of 2 ft, which is roughly
equivalent to an impact resulting from a pitch speed of 68 mph at a distance of
60 ft.
• The Rawlings Performance Rating™ System is based on pitch speeds at
a distance of 60 ft.
• NOCSAE® standards require that a batting helmet withstand all test
impacts at an established peak severity index (SI). Helmets also must survive
all test protocols substantially intact and ready for use.
• The NOCSAE® standard is aimed at reducing the risk of skull
fractures. The standard has not been correlated with reducing the risk of
concussions from such impacts.
WARNING: Severe head or neck injury, including paralysis or death may
occur to you despite using this helmet. No helmet can prevent all head injuries
or any neck injuries a player might receive while participating in baseball or
softball.