Home plate to second base: The distance from the bottom tip of home plate to the middle of second base should be 84 feet and 10 and 1/4 inches. These four lines together make the classic diamond shape seen on baseball and softball fields around the world. Third base to home: Measure a 60-foot line from the left corner of third base to the bottom tip of home plate. Second base to third: From the middle of second base to the left corner of third base, measure another 60-foot line. Home plate to first base: Measure 60 feet from the back tip of home plate to the right corner of first base.ДЇirst base to second: Measure a 60-foot line from the right corner of first base to the middle of second base. But, figuring out where to put your outfield fencing is easier when the rest of the softball field is set up. Then, it's only a matter of installing the fence and getting your softball field ready for some games. You'll then have the exact location of your outfield fencing marked on the outfield. Make sure to keep the string tight the whole time to ensure an accurate distance for the entire length of your future outfield fencing. Then walk in the other direction to spray the ground on your way to the other foul pole. Next, walk the string toward one of the foul poles, spraying a dotted line on the ground below the string. Use spray paint to mark this point on the ground. This will be the largest distance of the field as well as the center point of your outfield fencing. Tie a string to this stake and walk your desired distance into the outfield through second base. Mark this point with a stake in the ground. You'll have to determine most distances on the softball field using home plate as the starting point. If a batter hits a ball beyond the outfield fencing, it's a home run. Outfield fencing: The outfield fencing lies at the furthest edge of the outfield. They make it easy for players to tell whether or not a fly ball is fair as it soars beyond the fencing.

If a batter hits the ball outside of these lines, it's a foul ball.ДЇoul poles: These tall poles mark the intersection of the foul lines with the outfield fencing. It extends to the outfield fencing.ДЇoul lines: The foul lines are extensions of the baselines that run from home plate to first and home plate to third. Outfield: This is the grassy area beyond the infield. Infield: This is the grassy area of the diamond and the packed dirt beyond the three bases. This gives the four bases the familiar diamond shape that so many people associate with softball and baseball. Pitching rubber: This is the rubber rectangle on the pitcher's mound where the pitcher stands.Д«aselines: The baselines connect the bases and the home plate to each other.

They throw their pitches from this mound. Pitcher's circle: This is the area in the center of the infield where pitchers stand. This gives both right or left-handed players a chance to bat.Д«ackstop: The backstop is the fencing behind home plate that keeps a ball on the field and prevents it from hitting spectators. There is a batter's box drawn on the ground with chalk on each side of the home plate. Together, the three bases make a triangle around the pitcher's circle.Д«atter's box: This is the area near the home plate where players are able to stand when they're up to bat. Players are safe on the bases, so you'll see players standing on or near them throughout the game. After batting, players will run the bases in hopes of making it back to home plate. Pitchers throw the ball over the home plate when someone is up to bat.Д«ases: Three bases exist on the softball field: first, second and third base. After traveling the bases, players seek to return to the home plate to score. Home plate: This may be the most well-known part of the softball field.

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