Custom Baseball Pants

How the pants are built

The details below are the same on youth and adult sizes. Small players get the same knee panel and pockets as grown men.

Weight matters on pants more than on jerseys. A lighter fabric looks fine on day one, then goes thin at the knee and see-through at the seat by midseason.

The 220 gsm double-knit has enough body to hang straight from the belt. It also keeps its shape after the elastic has been stretched over a cup and sliding shorts every game.

• 220 gsm polyester double-knit that stays opaque in white
• Double-layer knee panel for sliding and blocking balls in the dirt
• Bar-tacked crotch and pocket corners, the two places pants usually fail first
• Elastic waist with an internal drawstring and seven belt loops
• Two set-in back pockets for batting gloves
• Zip fly with a hook closure

Stripe, piping and pinstripe options

Most teams pick one of four looks. A thin piping line in one color is the quietest. A braid-look stripe, two or three colors side by side, reads classic.

Pinstripes run the full leg and need a matching jersey to make sense. A solid two-tone leg, with one color on the front and another on the back, suits bold travel designs.

Stripe width matters more than people expect. A half-inch line looks sharp on youth knickers. On a 3XL full-length pant, a slightly wider stripe keeps the proportions right, and the proof shows both.

Keep the stripe to colors that already sit in your jersey. A fourth color that only appears on the pants looks like a mistake from the stands.

If you are building a new look from scratch, our walkthrough on how to design a custom baseball jersey covers color choices that carry through to the pants.

Matching the pants to a jersey

Order pants with any of our jerseys and the stripe is taken from the same artwork file. Both print from one color profile, so navy is the same navy top and bottom.

Teams that buy pinstripe baseball jerseys get a pant with the identical stripe width and spacing. The lines read as one continuous pattern from collar to cleat.

Already own jerseys from another maker? Send a photo and the color names you were sold. We match as closely as print allows and show the result on the proof before you pay.

Two-tone raglan jerseys work well with a side panel in the sleeve color. Solid jerseys usually look best with a single piping line in the trim color, so the pants do not compete with the chest.

Sizing pants by the waist

Pants are sized by waist, not by jersey size. Youth YS to YXL cover roughly a 22 to 30 inch waist. Adult S to 3XL cover roughly 28 to 44 inches.

The overlap between YXL and adult small is where most mistakes happen. A tall 12-year-old may need adult length but a youth waist. Measure both.

The elastic and drawstring give a little play either way. For a player between two sizes, choose the larger one and cinch it.

Our full size guide has the measuring steps and the charts for every pant size we make.

Ordering pants step by step

Pants alone are fine. The 10-pair minimum can also be met with any mix of pants, jerseys and practice wear. For a price on a mixed order, send it through our quick quote form.

Plan for about four weeks from first message to delivery. Inside California, ground shipping usually takes 2–4 business days of that.

1. Choose the length, the base color and the stripe style.
2. List each player's waist size, plus inseam notes for anyone who is unusually tall.
3. Send any jersey you need to match, as a file or a photo.
4. Review the proof within 1–2 business days and request any changes. Revisions are unlimited.
5. Approve the proof and pay the PayPal invoice we email. We accept PayPal.
6. Pants ship free 2–3 weeks later, arriving in 2–5 business days by US ground.

White, grey or a team color

White is the traditional home pant and looks sharp in photos. It also shows every grass stain, so families need to stay on top of the laundry.

Grey is the classic road pant and hides infield dirt. Many youth teams wear grey all season and skip white entirely.

Some programs order two pairs per player: white for home and grey for the road. Both pairs count toward the cart's discount tier, so the second pair often costs less than the first.

Team colors, such as black, navy or maroon, are popular with travel and high school programs. Our high school baseball uniforms often pair a colored pant with a white or grey jersey.

Because every pant is printed, color has no effect on price.

Caring for white pants

Brush off dry dirt before it gets wet. Wet infield clay sets into fabric much faster than dry dust.

Pretreat stains, then wash inside out in cold water and hang to dry. The printed stripe will not fade or crack, but a hot dryer wears out elastic over a season.

Skip bleach on pants with a colored stripe. It does nothing for the stripe and can yellow polyester over time.

Polyester double-knit dries quickly, which helps on tournament weekends with games on back-to-back days. The guide to our jersey and pant fabrics compares the weights we use.

Mistakes to avoid

Most pant problems come down to sizing and color planning. These are the ones we see most often.

• Ordering pants from a jersey size chart instead of measuring the waist.
• Choosing white pants for a team with no reliable laundry plan.
• Picking a stripe color that does not appear anywhere on the jersey.
• Ordering full-length pants for very young players, who trip on hems and outgrow them fast.
• Forgetting belts. They are not included and should be added as a line item.