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Originally Posted by Skahtboi

There really isn't anything to bring you up to speed about. The six stitch, also referred to by some as the combo, is a hat with a slightly longer bill than the standard plate cap (4 stitch), and a slightly shorter bill than the standard field cap (8 stitch).

My own personal preference when working the plate is to use the 6 rather than the 4 stitch, simply because I think it looks better. I own one 4 stitch, and it has probably been used a half dozen times at best. If you look in my hat bag, you will see nothing but 6 and 8 stitch hats, because those are my preference, nothing more.

However, there are some folks who simply buy the six stitch hats to use in both the field and the behind the plate, to save them money on hats, I presume. In most areas, there is nothing wrong with this, that I know of. (I have never heard of anyone getting a ding on their eval because of wearing a six stitcher at either position.)

ASA, as an organization, recognizes all of their hats as "official," though your local UIC may have his own beliefs about what constitutes an official uniform.

I've always used only the ASA 6 stich for both the plate and an 8 stich the bases...never was a big fan of the 4 stich.