About This Site
BallCapLiner.com is an independent resource covering pitcher head protection in baseball. Here is who writes it and why.
Marcus Reilly
I spent 12 years coaching youth and high school baseball in New England. Most of that time was good - watching players develop, helping teams compete, building a program that kids actually wanted to be part of. But one of the moments that stayed with me longest was watching a young pitcher in my program take a line drive to the head during practice.
He was fine, ultimately. Shaken, bruised, out for two weeks. But it could have been much worse, and the thing that bothered me afterward was that there was something we could have done to reduce the risk - and we simply had not done it. The equipment existed. We just had not used it.
That experience pushed me to look more seriously at what protective options were available for pitchers, how well they worked, and why more coaches were not using them. What I found was a category of equipment that was more developed than most people in amateur baseball realized, and a gap between what was available and what coaches actually knew about.
BallCapLiner.com is my attempt to close part of that gap. This site is an independent resource - I am not selling equipment, affiliated with any manufacturer, or paid to recommend specific products. My goal is to give coaches and parents accurate, practical information about protective headgear options for pitchers at all levels.
About BallCapLiner.com
BallCapLiner.com covers protective headgear for baseball pitchers - specifically cap liners, padded caps, and related protective equipment. The site focuses on the US amateur and youth baseball market, where awareness of protective options tends to be lower than at the professional level.
Content on this site is written by Marcus Reilly and reflects his research and experience. Where external sources are referenced, they are linked directly. This is not a medical resource - for any concerns about a specific injury or medical condition, consult a qualified healthcare provider.
Start with the homepage overview, the pitcher head protection guide, or the explainer on what a ball cap liner is.