Beacon BallieldDimensionsGuide-2024-WEB - Flipbook - Page 7
BALLFIELD LAYOUT
2 Select where home plate will be
4 Stake out first & third base
Now that you know which direction your field will face, choose the
location of home plate. If you have a backstop installed, make sure
you center home plate within it. Check with your ruling jurisdiction
for the proper distance between the backstop and home plate
(see pages 12-15). The backstop-to-home-plate should be a
continuation of the field centerline from home plate to centerfield.
Place a pin, stake, or marking flag where you want the point of home
plate (apex) to be located.
3 Stake out second base
To find the location for 1st base, extend the measuring tape from 2nd
base in the direction where the approximate location for 1st base will
be. Be sure to measure using the required distance according to your
league. Then, extend a second measuring tape from your home plate
stake toward 1st base. You will place another stake at the point at
which the two tapes intersect using equal distances from home-to-1st
and 2nd-to-1st. This point will be the back outside corner of 1st base.
Repeat this process to find the location of 3rd base.
5 Locate the pitching mound
Attach one end of a 200' or longer measuring tape to the stake at
home plate and measure out in the direction that you want to place
2nd base. Reference the Field Dimensions Diagrams on pages 12-15
to find the distance based on your ruling league or jurisdiction.
Drive another stake at the proper distance for 2nd base. This point
should be the exact center of 2nd base and should fall on the
centerline of the field.
Now that home plate and the three bases are staked, locate the
pitching mound. The center of the mound is located on the centerline
of the field. The distance from home plate — as dictated by the league
rules — is always measured from the apex of the white portion of
home plate to 2nd base. The black outside edging on the plate is not
considered part of home plate and should not be included
when measuring.
(continued on next page, foul poles)
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more it can stretch resulting in inaccurate measurement. Stick with a good quality steel measuring tape for critical
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