Baseball, softball and state champion chenille patches on a navy and gold letterman jacket.

Baseball & Softball Patches for Letterman Jackets

By Awards America

What baseball and softball patches can you put on a letterman jacket?

Players add a sport patch that shows they lettered in baseball or softball, then build on it with championship patches, award patches for honors like MVP or All-Conference, and position or season patches. Awards America makes each one in custom chenille, hand-sewn in the USA in your exact school colors and made to order for teams and schools.

Baseball and softball seasons produce a lot of moments worth keeping: a first varsity letter, a walk-off win, a conference title, a senior season. A well-made patch turns each of those into something a player wears for years. This guide covers the designs coaches and parents order most, how baseball and softball orders differ, and how to get a full team set made.

What Baseball and Softball Patch Designs Can You Order?

Most team orders combine a few patch types. Every design is custom, so the list below is a starting point rather than a catalog limit.

Sport patches

The core patch every player earns. Common elements include crossed bats, a ball with stitched seams, a diamond or home plate, paired with the word BASEBALL or SOFTBALL on a banner. Many schools add the graduation year or school initials so the patch is unmistakably theirs.

Championship patches

Title seasons deserve their own patch. Teams order sectional, district, conference, regional and state champion patches that show the year and the level of the title, and a state-shaped outline is a popular way to frame a state title. Because we embroider text on top of the felt and box it before adding chenille, small words like "STATE CHAMPIONS" stay sharp instead of getting lost in the texture.

Award and honor patches

Individual recognition patches let coaches honor players at the end of the season: MVP, Captain, All-Conference, All-State, Pitcher of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Batting Champion and Coach's Award. These are popular for spring sports banquets.

Position and milestone patches

Pitcher, catcher, and infield or outfield patches let players show where they made their mark. Milestone patches, such as a no-hitter, 100 career hits or a perfect game, mark the moments a player will want to remember.

If your program also needs patches for football, wrestling, volleyball or any other activity, see our full range of chenille patches for other sports and clubs.

Can You Order Baseball and Softball Patches Together?

Yes, and many schools do. Baseball and softball usually run under one athletic department, so ordering both programs together keeps the look consistent and simplifies the process. Here is how the two orders usually compare:

A shared style works well for siblings, multi-sport athletes and schools that want a uniform look across every spring sport.

How Are Chenille Baseball Patches Made?

Quality shows in the construction. Most of our patches are built from two layers of felt: a bottom felt and a top felt. Chain stitching outlines the chenille and binds the two layers together, and the chenille itself is the fluffy, carpet-like stitching that gives a patch texture and dimension.

Two details set our patches apart:

• Tight chenille. We sew our chenille extremely tight, which lets us create complex designs, like stitched ball seams or detailed mascots, with clean detail.
• Readable text. We embroider on top of the felt, box around the wording, then add chenille around that. Many makers sew text directly over the chenille, where it blurs.

For a closer look at construction and letter styles, read about our chenille patch features.

Where Do Baseball Patches Go on a Letterman Jacket?

There is no official rule for where every patch must go, but a little planning keeps a jacket from looking cluttered. Many players keep their sport patch on the chest opposite the varsity letter or on a sleeve, group championship patches together so they read like a timeline, and save room for future seasons. Our letterman jacket patch placement guide walks through layouts that work.

What Else Do Players Add to the Jacket?

Baseball and softball patches are usually one part of a bigger jacket. Players often pair them with a varsity letter and a jersey number, which you can order from our chenille letters, names and numbers collection. Sport and award pins are another way to mark each season, and we offer a full line of inserts and lapel pins.

Celebrating a title for the whole program, not just the players? Our custom championship banners hang in the gym or dugout and pair well with the players' champion patches.

How Do You Order Team Patches?

1. Share your design idea. Send your logo, mascot, an old patch to match or a rough sketch. Our artists can match any existing patch or help you create a fresh design.
2. Confirm colors and details. Tell us your school colors, the sport label, the year and any championship or award wording.
3. Tell us your quantities. List how many of each patch you need, for example sport patches for the full roster plus a few MVP and Captain patches.
4. Get your quote. Pricing is provided by custom quote. Want to check the quality first? Request a free sample.