Based on the report from the study conducted by Dr. David Janda, the Little League has approved the Rogers Break Away Base System. International Officials have chosen the Rogers Break Away Base System for use in the Little League World Series and all of The Little League regional facilities in the United States. "We think they are superior."

Former Little League® President Dr. Creighton J. Hale, now Senior Advisor
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“I’ve been using the Rogers Breakaway base since 2001 and have not had one injury since they were installed on our fields. Not only does it provide safety to my players, it also allows me to teach them proper sliding techniques without the worry of injury. I’ve been coaching for 23 years and in my opinion, Rogers Breakaway Bases are the best bases on the market – I endorse them 100%.”

Donna Papa –
Head Softball Coach, University of North Carolina


"...bases are cost-effective and safer than standard stationary bases. In recreational softball leagues, the use of bases should be mandatory."

The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 18, No. 6 - @1990 American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine

"... Chairman Brown gave the second award to Roger Hall, president of Rogers Sports Corp. of Elizabethtown, Pa., for his invention of the Rogers Break Away Base. As head baseball coach at Elizabethtown College, Hall saw that base-sliding injuries occurred to players at all levels from children to professionals. When he could not interest sporting goods manufacturers in making a safer base, he developed one himself.

CPSC's baseball study found that safety release bases, such as the Rogers® Break Away Base®, could reduce 6,600 base-contact sliding injuries to children occurring in organized play. Currently, Little League baseball uses Hall's bases during its world series and, for the first time this year, softball played at the Olympics will use these safety bases..."

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

“I purchased my first set of Rogers® Breakaway Bases® in 1988 and continue to use them to this day. In the past, we had 4 to 5 major base sliding injuries per year but since installing Rogers Breakaway Base®, we have had zero, zero - not one injury - as a result of sliding improperly – since 1988! In my 30 plus years as a player and administrator I’ve seen and played on every type of base including stationary and other so called safety bases. Rogers Breakaway Base® is by far the absolute best base and piece of safety equipment to come along – nothing else comes close. No child or adult should ever play on a field that does not have these bases – period”.

Don Schaffer
Former President, Elizabethtown Men’s Softball league 1974 – 2006


“Our fields have all levels and types of players including little league, girls youth leagues, Co-ed, Fast Pitch, and men’s senior leagues, so safety of our players is a big concern. Before installing Rogers® Breakaway Base®, I used an alternate safety base and was less than pleased with its performance. I began to research alternate safety bases and when I found Rogers Breakaway Base, my decision to purchase was simple. Since using the base, I am convinced without question that it is the safest design of any base and its performance and engineering are clearly the best”.  

Bob Bell
President, West Chester Area Sports Association


"We have been using your Break Away Base® [System] for several years now and have been most happy with it. It has all but eliminated the serious leg injuries we use to have with the conventional bases. Besides the safety factor, your base has also proven itself to be extremely durable."

Tony Laws
Superintendent of Recreation - Burlington, NC


"We have had the pleasure now of using your base system for the past two years. Without question, your base system is the best one that I have seen in my 21 years as a college baseball coach. "

Joe Hindelang
Former Head Baseball Coach - Penn State University