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There is no distance from the batter's box to home plate. The batter's box is adjacent to the 8 1/2 inch side of home plate. They are 4 feet wide and 6 feet long for Major League Baseball.
It varies from field to field. Ideally, the backstop is suggested to make a circle with the radius from HP to the backstop the distance to the rubber - 60 feet. All parks are different.
The distance from home base to shortstop is 100.62 feet if shortstop is standing directly between second and third base.
This varies from field to field. By rule, there is no standard.
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How far does the batters box extend in front of home plate?
According to the H&K Sports Fields (commercial) website (refer to the link, below), the batter's box starts 6 inches from home plate, and measures 4 feet long by 6 feet wide, total (i.e., both the right and left sides combined).
What is the size of a batters box in softball?
3' wide x 7' long is the outside of the chalk lines which count as part of the inside of the batter box. 6" from the edge of home plate (white part not black.) of the 7', 3' should be toward the backstop and 4' should be toward the outfield from the mid-angle point of home plate.
How big is the batters box in 12 and under fastpitch?
The batters box is about 6 inches away from the plate and extends 4 feet in front of the plate and 3 feet behind. It is 3 feet wide.
Where is the fist plate?
The first base is on a diagonal line from the right side of the batter's box. In Major League Baseball, the distance from home plate to first base is 90 feet.
What is a batters box in softball?
It is two 7 feet by 3 feet boxes (one on each side of home plate) that the batter must stand in to attempt to hit a pitched ball.
If a batters foot touches the side of the plate while swinging is the legal?
No. MLB Rule 6.03 states: "The batter's legal position shall be with both feet within the batter's box. APPROVED RULING: The lines defining the box are within the batter's box." Since home plate is not within the batter's box, touching the plate with a foot while swinging would not be legal.
If a batter steps on home plate to avoid being hit by a pitch is the pitch a strike?
One Answer:Before the hit yes. After no. the home plate is in fair territory between the batters box and first base so it is often stepped on, however the batter must hit the ball while inside the batters box. Correct Answer:There is no rule in MLB prohibiting a batter from stepping on home plate.
What is the distance from the pitchers mound to the batters box in girls softball?
If you have an age where the pitching rubber is 43 feet from the home then the front line or the batters box would be 38 feet 3 1/2 inches from the rubber. If you are at a younger age where the pitching distance is shorter then minus 4 feet 8 1/2 inches from that distance and you will have the front line of the box.
Who decided to make the distance from the pitchers mound to home plate in the mlb?
The distance between the pitcher and home plate changed from 50 feet to 55 1/2 feet in 1887. At this time there was no mound but a box that was 6 feet long and 4 feet wide and the pitcher was required to keep his back foot anywhere on the back of the 4 foot wide box when he delivered. In 1893, the box was abolished and a mound was instituted where a 24 inch rubber plate that the pitcher was required to be touching with his back foot was located. This rubber plate was 60 1/2 feet away from home plate. In 1887, the distance between the pitcher and home plate was moved from 50 feet to 55 1/2 feet but there was no mound. In 1893, the mound was introduced and the distance between the pitcher and home plate changed from 55 1/2 feet to 60 1/2 feet.
Is a ball considered fair or foul if it hits homeplate first?
Home plate is considered in fair territory. If the ball hits home plate and rolls into foul territory, the ball is foul. If the ball hits home plate and rolls into fair territory, the ball is fair.
Can batter touch home plate when swinging at a pitch ball?
well you can do anything you want. first of all both feet have to be in the batters box while making contact with the ball. if your foot is on home plate while making contact with the ball you are out!!
What are the dimensions of a softball batters box?
They are 2 rectangular 6' long by 4' wide areas in which the batter must stand. They are positioned 6" on either side of the plate, for right- and left-handed batters.Source: The Baseball Dictionary, Third Edition. Paul Dickson
