In Little League Baseball, what is the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate?
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42.43 ft.  60 squared plus 60 squared equals 7200.  take the square root of that and divide it by 2 to get the distance from the center of the diamond to home plate.  its simply the pythagorean theorem.  haha.
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A higher mound gives the pitcher an advantage. After the 60s era of the pitcher they actually lowered the mound to reduce the edge pitchers had.  In the late 90s there was serious consideration to raising the mound some more. \n\nWhat the higher mound does is it adds a slight amount of velocity as you can use the mound to add momentum to your throw. It also adds a sharper angle to your pitches as well as giving you more room for specialty pitches.  \n\nThe reason you don't see it in softball is that softball is meant to be a game of hitting. Since the pitcher is throwing underhand they gain nothing in velocity from a raised mound. Softballs are easier to hit but harder to hit farther. So again the edge for the pitcher is unecessary. Having a level mound also reduces risk of injury. So for most people who play softball this is a concern.
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Stupid Umpire!\n\n\nYes it is legal in a way. The strike zone is based on the relation of the ball's position to the batter while over the plate, that doesn't vary, but, if the umpire can't get a good look at it the judgement is gonna be clouded a bit. \n\nNow, some pitches are so borderline close so that all aspects of it are taken into account when calling balls or strikes. That means, if the catcher sets up on the outside corner, and the pitch is VERY close to the outside corner, and the catcher nabs it without flinching, or moving the glove at all, we got a strike! If that some pitch were to come in, and the catcher flat missed it and it was called a strike, the only one in the park who would believe it would be the umpire! Usually when a catcher misse a pitch that was "borderline" and it is called a strike, the ensuing comments will be 'but the catcher couldn't evn handle it". \n\nThis umpire may have been trying to tell your son that he didn't want to get hit. None of us want to get hit, but 9 year olds? I worked a 9U tourney this weekend and got hit a few times, never told the catcher he had better start catching those. If he was missing a lot of them, I might tell his coach he nedds to get me some help back there. I worked a HS playoff game the monday following the tourney, and ws hit square in the arm with an 85 mph fast ball that did come off the dirt, but the catcher never laid a glove on it. I did (jokingly of course) threaten to boot that kid out into centerfield! He apologized for missing it, but that does happen.\n\nBottom line is it sounds as if the umpire in this game ought not to be calling 9U ball! Tell your son to keep trying, and work on the catch. Don't let the umpire scare him off. \n\nCatchers are my favorite players! they are my first line of protection from the 80+ mph missiles being thrown at me!
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I assume the distance from the third-base line is the perpendicular one. Let us call the point T the place where a line drawn from the outfielder to the third-base line and perpendicular to the third-base line meets the third-base line.\n\nHow far is T from home plate? Let's call that distance F.\n\nF = sqrt(200^2 - 120^2)\n\nLet's call the runner's distance from home plate H. Now, how far is the runner from point T? Let's call that distance R.\n\nR = sqrt(200^2 - 120^2) - H\n\nThe distance between the runner and the outfielder is the hypotenuse of a smaller triangle whose sides are R and 120. The distance between the runner and the outfielder is thus\n\nD = sqrt([sqrt(200^2 - 120^2) - H]^2 + 120^2)\n\nWe now have the distance between the runner and the outfielder, D, as a function of the distance between the runner and home plate, H.\n\nTake dD/dH, put in 60 for H, and multiply the result by 25.
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Probly nothing more than 27 inches, there longest length in little league is around 30 inches, so probly 27 length and 15 ounces weight.
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Slo-pitch softball pitchers toss from 35 feet to 55 feet from the plate.\n\nFast pitch distance is usually 40 ft for women and 43 feet for men.
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In our city league, we use 55' bases, with a pitching distance anywhere between 25-45' from home plate
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GAME TIMES\n\n\nAll games are limited to 1-1/2 hours (90 minutes). \nNo new inning may begin after 1 hour and 15 minutes (75 minutes) from the official start of the game. If the home team is trailing by 5 runs or less, any inning started must be completed. If the visiting team is trailing at 1 hour and 30 minutes, the last two innings will not be played. \nAll games are limited to five (5) innings (exception is tied games). \nA 6th inning is allowed in a tied game if time permits, as noted above. A 7th inning is NOT ALLOWED. \nThe visiting team Pitching Machine Umpire is the official time keeper. \nThe visiting team Pitching Machine Umpire will note official start time to scorekeeper who will record start time in scorebook. \nNote: Late starting games must end no later than 90 minutes from the scheduled start time. \nTHE VISITING TEAM\n\nIs listed first on the schedule \nUses the third base dugout \nTakes infield/outfield for practice twenty (20) minutes prior to game time \nProvides the Pitching Machine Umpire (Head Umpire) for their own FARM GAME to be played. This umpire is the official time keeper and will note the official start time to scorekeeper who will record start time in the scorebook. \nSets up the pitching machine and bases. \nTHE HOME TEAM\n\nIs listed second on the schedule \nUses the first base dugout \nTakes infield/outfield for practice ten (10) minutes prior to game time \nProvides the official scorekeeper \nProvides the volunteer base umpire for their own FARM GAME to be played. \nPuts away the pitching machine and bases. \nTHOSE PERMITTED ON FIELD\n\nOnly players on the official rosters of participating teams (no siblings, parents, friends, scorekeepers). \nOnly one manager and two coaches in the dugout and in the coaching boxes per team. \nUmpires wearing official DLL umpire attire. \nManagers and coaches must remain in the dugout or coaching box until time is called and permission is granted by the Pitching Machine Umpire to leave the dugout or coaching box. \nOnce time is granted, a manager or coach may visit the pitcher;s mound and confer with any player. \nTwo adult base coaches are permitted (managers are encouraged to use at least one player coach on the offense). Team player base coaches must wear protective helmets. Coaches physically assisting a base runner while time is in will result in the base runner being called out. \nNote: umpires have the authority to approve photographers to be on the field. \nUMPIRES\n\nIf team-provided umpires are not available (Home and Visiting teams) to umpire their own scheduled FARM game, the team Manager or Coach will umpire the game. \nThe Pitching Machine Umpire is stationed behind the pitching machine, protects players from the pitching machine and makes calls in the outfield, at 3rd base and home plate. \nAfter a player does not swing at five (5) consecutive pitches, the Pitching Machine Umpire shall call balls as strikes to encourage players to swing at the pitched balls. \nUmpires are not to coach while on the field umpiring. \nThe base umpire makes calls at 1st and 2nd base and keeps track of runnerÕs positions at the conclusion of each play. \nPLAYING TIME\n\nEqual playing time for ALL FARM players is a priority. National Little League Rules dictate that every player will participate in each game defensively for a minimum of six consecutive outs and bat at least one (1) time each game (rule Ivi). Exception: DLL modified rules require every player participate defensively for a minimum of half of total team innings played at which they were present during the entire season. For example, if a team plays five defensive innings, all players will have the opportunity to participate in two innings each, however some players will have opportunity to participate in one additional inning. The manager is responsible to adjust playing time in the next game(s) to rectify this inequity. \nAll players must start at least every other game at which they were present dur
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I dont quite know what you're asking, Little League baseball had the same positions as the majors.\n\nPitcher, catcher, 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, shortstop, left field, center field, and right field.
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In Major League Baseball, the field dimensions are:\n90' between the bases\n60' 6" from pitching rubber to home plate\n127' 3 3/8" from 1st to third or 2nd to home\nPitchers mound - 18' diameter\nOutfield fences and seats vary from park to park
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What an array of answers! Fast Pitch softball pitching distance is 40' in High School and 43' in college and womens. Younger ages vary from 30' to 40'. Men is 46'. Slow pitch is up to 50'. High ark is around 46' but I'm not sure.
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The pitcher in a major league, minor league, college, high school or even teener league pitces from 60 feet 6 inches away from the plate. In lower leagues pitchers throw from usually 45 feet.
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90ft in between each base and its 60ft in between the pitching ruber and homeplate
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go to the official home of Baseball:  www.mlb.com\nall official info there.
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Babe Ruth and Little League are two seperate levels, or at least where I'm from.  Little League goes from ages 7-12 and Babe Ruth goes from ages 13-15.  However, contact your town officer or something.
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Home plate started as a circular iron plate, painted white, with a diameter not less than 9 inches. By the 1870s, however, home plate had become a square just like the other bases. The year 1900 saw the introduction of the five-sided home plate, with a flat side rather than a point facing the pitcher. The extra rubber made it easier for both umpires and pitchers to judge when a ball "cut the corner," especially when dirt happened to cover the corners of home plate.
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the outfield grass should be 50' from the center of pitcher's mound.  there is a picture in the link.  not exactly sure how far it would be from the bases to the grass.\n\nafter looking at the second link(and doing some math) it looks like about 11'2".  46 ft from home plate to pitchers mound + 50 foot from pitcgers mound to outfield grass = 96 feet.\nfrom home plate to second base is 84' 10"\nso 96' - 84' 10" = 11' 2"\n\nhopefully that helps