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BALLFIELD GUIDE
Welcome to the definitive resource
for ballfield design, construction and renovation.
Our expanded fourth edition brings you
several noteworthy updates. Most importantly,
the experts at Beacon Athletics and DuraEdge
TABLE OF CONTENTS
have combined forces to deliver the most
complete Ballfield Guide ever.
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We know you’ll face a critical aspect in the
performance of your infield right from the start.
So for the first time, we go in depth with what
you need to know to make sure your
BALLFIELD LAYOUT
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INFIELD SOILS
4 – Managing Your Project
27 – Infield Soil Overview
5 – Space Needs
28 – New vs. Existing Infields
6 – Laying Out Your Ballfield
29 – Function of Soil Entities
9 – Multi-field Layouts
30 – Engineered Soil or Native Soil?
infield soil is properly installed.
31 – How and Why to Test Your Soil
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In anticipation of a trickle down effect over the next
few years, we’ve also updated our how-to for the
installation of base anchors with the MLB and MiLB
moving to 18" bases. And in this edition, we walk
BALLFIELD DIMENSIONS
32 – Understanding Test Results
11 – Key to Ballfield Diagrams
33 – Determining Your Infield Soil Needs
12 – Baseball Dimensions
34 – About Topdressing
14 – Softball Dimensions
35 – Topdressing Amounts
16 – Finish & Surface Grade
36 – Installing Infield Soils
you through the pros and cons of artificial
and natural pitching mounds.
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FIELD AMENITIES
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ON-FIELD HOW-TOS
We know this guide will become one of the
18 – Spectator Safety
39 – Setting Base Anchors
most valuable tools in your shed. But please
19 – Making Sense of Netting Materials
43 – Setting the Pitching Rubber
don’t hesitate to contact the industry leaders
20 – Backstop Netting
at DuraEdge and Beacon Athletics if you have
any questions or reference the online resources at
Ballfields.com/guide for an interactive experience
22 – Windscreen
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MOUNDS & BATTER’S BOXES
24 – Batting Cages
46 – Softball Pitcher’s Circle
26 – Dugouts
47 – Artificial vs. Natural Mounds
48 – Building a Pitching Mound
with the information in this guide.
49 – Pitching Mounds
52 – Batter’s Box & Catcher’s Box
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WARNING TRACKS
54 – Building a Warning Track
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