dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($85.57 avg), but weak search conversion (1.4%) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$85.57avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great37%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Returns
Great2.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good564.35avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+19.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Okay82%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay$8.42–$298.79cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad$89K$89K/yr · 75K searches
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch is a $89K/yr Amazon United States market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $128K–$171K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #88
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 56%
- Out of stock
- 4.3%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 169 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
16 rising
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
37%
Top 20: 76%
Open market
13%
- DUDLEY46%
- Easton12%
- Rawlings11%
- CHAMPRO7%
- Baden7%
- Worth5%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 13%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +19.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×
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Top dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Worth | Slowpitch Softballs | 12 | USSSA Approved | SYCO Gold Dot Extreme / Classic M | 12 Count
Easton$78.114.2★314 rev
Dudley12 USASB Thunder Hycon Slowpitch Synthetic Softball - 12 Pack
DUDLEY$93.444.6★263 rev
Dudley USSSA Thunder Heat Fast Pitch Softball - 12 pack
DUDLEY$97.504.8★989 rev
Dudley USASB Thunder Heat Fastpitch Softball - 12 Pack Yellow
DUDLEY$96.834.8★989 rev
Dudley 12 USASB SB12 Fastpitch Softball - 12 Pack
DUDLEY$104.974.8★989 rev
Newest
by launch date
Rawlings | Official USA Pro Leather Dream Seam Fastpitch Softballs | USA/ASA | C12RYLA | 12 | 12 Count
Rawlings$106.9444 rev
Rawlings | Official USA Pro Leather Dream Seam Fastpitch Softballs | USA/ASA | C12RYLA | 12 | 6 Count
Rawlings$61.5844 rev
Rawlings | Official USA Pro Leather Dream Seam Fastpitch Softballs | USA/ASA | C12RYLA | 12 | 3 Count
Rawlings$32.9644 rev
Sonwyoung 20 Pack Sports Practice Softball with Mesh Bag Official Size and Weight Slowpitch Softball Unmarked Leather Covered Fastpitch Ball Training Ball for Training(11 Inch)
Sonwyoung$74.1149 rev
Dudley12 USASB Thunder Hycon Slowpitch Synthetic Softball - 12 Pack
DUDLEY$93.44263 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSonwyoung 20 Pack Sports Practice Softball with Mesh Bag Official Size and Weight Slowpitch Softball Unmarked Leather Covered Fastpitch Ball Training Ball for Training(11 Inch)
Sonwyoung$74.114.1★
WILSON A9106 12 ASA Championship Series Synthetic SST Softball 1 Dozen
WILSON$83.484.5★
Baden Ballistic Leather Pitching Machine Softball 12 | Reinforced Kevlar Seams for Added Durability | Long Lasting Practice Softball | One Dozen
Baden$105.464.4★
Rawlings | Official USA Pro Leather Dream Seam Fastpitch Softballs | USA/ASA | C12RYLA | 12 | 6 Count
Rawlings$61.585.0★
Rawlings | Official USA Pro Leather Dream Seam Fastpitch Softballs | USA/ASA | C12RYLA | 12 | 12 Count
Rawlings$106.945.0★
What buyers say about dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Decent pair of glasses”
“have held up well so far”
“Good value”
“Good training tool”
“Works just as needed”
“They feel great in the hand”
“They have a good weight and density and provide excellent grip”
“Fit comfortably”
“The grip is comfortable”
“Nice and bright balls”
What buyers complain about
“The worst quality of glasses you can get”
“Disappointing for the price point”
“Does not last”
“Misleading, does not include bucket”
“and uncomfortable”
“They do not hold up at all”
“Fit bad and just poor quality”
“These Dudleys do NOT have the NFHS stamp”
“Too heavy for 10 & under kids”
“scratches on them”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $89K/yr across 48 tracked products. 6 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +19.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch niche?
- 16 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Value For Money, Durability. The return rate is 2.0%.
- When does demand for dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the dudley softballs 12 inch fastpitch niche?
- Listings span $8.42–$298.79; the average listing price is $85.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 564 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.