Home plate not only is the starting and ending for all of your Little-League-Field-Dimensions it is the focal point of every game. This is where every hitter stands, it is where the pitchers aims all his pitches, it is where a runner crosses to tally a run scored, it is where the catcher hunkers behind to receive every pitch and it is where our Little-League-Field-Dimensions originate.

These two 3' by 5' boxes are 6" from and parallel to the sides of our home plate. These batter boxes are placed on each side of home plate.

The 43" wide box side lines extend forward toward the home plate batter boxes stopping as it meets the back edge of the two batters boxes.

A special note about rules should be noted here. The catcher is not allowed by rule to encroach into the space of the batters box. The batter is likewise not allowed to encroach into the space of the catchers box.

The pitching mound is centered straight away from the Apex back corner of home plate with the center of the pitching rubber and center of second base and center field.

Using the back point or tail Apex of home plate a line formed congruent with the and laying in line with the plate edge of this back point or tail of home plate extending all the way to the outfield fence is the foul line.

One edge of this tail of home plate extends to the right and one edge extends ro the left. The left side edge extended we call the left field foul line and the right side edge we call the right field foul line.

There is a minimum distance of (200') allowed for the Little League Baseball Field Dimensions from the Apex or tail of home plate down either foul line to the outfield fence.

Remember this 200' is a minimum distance.

The nine to twelve year old baseball hitting little league toughie this 200 feet pop to put it out of the park or over the fence is a pretty fair challenge.

First base is placed 60' from home plate measuring 60' from the back tail or apex of home plate to the far edge or the outfield side of the first base bag with the outside edge of the bag touching and parallel to the right field foul line.

Third base is placed 60' from home plate measuring 60' from the back tail or apex of home plate to the far edge or the outfield side of the third base bag with the outside edge of the bag touching and parallel to the left field foul line.

Second base is placed 60' to the center of the second base bag and the left field and the right field foul lines and exactly 84'10 and 1/4" from the back point or apex of home plate. The bag orientation must have two of its opposite points or corners pointing to home plate and center field.

This arc of 50' radius is the demarcation line for allowing no outfield grass to come inside this arc. The purpose is to have a natural dirt surface with no cause for interference in the play of ground balls in the infield play area.

This is a waste of time marking for the coaches never stay within the box and umpires usually ignore the requirement. The coaches box area can however come into play during a highly controversial play involving the coaches interference or entanglement in a bang bang play. The only real need for the coaches box is this point of reference for umpire to use in a controversial play call.