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| Nov. 5 Hammer Men's 65 2 posts | PITCHER'S BOX IN REFERENCE TO THE PITCHER'S PROTECTION RULE CAN ANYONE TELL WHAT THE DMIENSIONS ARE FOR THE PITCHERS BOX?? THANKS, DAVE H |
| Nov. 5 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Actual box: Mound is 2 feet wide and you can pitch back from there up to 6 feet, so 2x6 feet. Your quess is as good as mine for what the ump calling the game would make it. |
| Nov. 5 Nancy Allen Men's 55 1438 posts | PITCHER'S BOX From the SSWC rulebook: The Pitcher’s Box consisting of the area from the front of the pitcher’s plate , 50 feet (15.24 m) from Home Plate, and extending back six feet perpendicular to the pitcher’s plate shall be used. The Pitcher’s plate shall be of rubber or wood, 24 inches (60.96cm) long and six inches (15.24cm) wide. The top of the pitching rubber shall be level with the ground. The front of the pitching rubber shall be the prescribed pitching distance from the back point of home plate (50 feet; 15.24 m). The Pitcher’s Box will be marked with chalk or field paint. If possible, a permanent marker should be added 6 feet behind the 50-foot pitching rubber. So 6' by 2' starting at 50' from Home Plate. |
| Nov. 5 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Nancy Allen, While you took info from sswc, another one is (if I remember right) that Huntsman had 53 feet from home as the start line (Mound) on 3 fields last year, not sure about this one. One was the main complex field 6. I believe another was #7. |
| Nov. 5 Dirty Men's 50 1371 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Nancy, what type of permanent marker could be placed in the middle of the infield? |
| Nov. 5 Garocket Men's 55 259 posts | PITCHER'S BOX We play some ISA in Ga , they use pretty much the same size box as seniors. What some complexes use is a line back at six feet about 12 ft long. this way the umpire at home can see if the pitchers feet are within the sides of the pitching rubber and the field umpire can see if he is back behind the 6 ft. Some of the line gets rubbed out but enough is left to make sure the pitcher stays in front of it |
| Nov. 5 Dirty Men's 50 1371 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Why would a good pitcher want to limit how far he drops back after each pitch? |
| Nov. 5 Nancy Allen Men's 55 1438 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Taits, I did not see softball rules on the Huntsman website, but I would guess that they use the NSA rule which is a 53' pitcher's rubber with a 3' alley. St. George is an NSA park which would make sense. I have never seen anything but chalk used to mark the box, and those lines are gone quicker than the ones on the batter's box. The only nice thing is that you do not have to worry about the pitcher being on the rubber or not, another judgement for the umpire to worry about. |
| Nov. 5 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Nancy Allen, I think they may have been using those rules but under their own assn, I forget what it is... Never saw side lines, let alone 3 feet wide only the back side at 6 feet. I was taken aback the first time i went out and threw a few warn ups, and always short... I asked if mound was changed from the previous year, they were.. dirty, the pitcher better cover all bases, so you wouldn't want to limit him.(after the release, but you do before it, according to the book) The only 'limit" is from where he pitches or how far back it occurs, that would be 56 feet. |
| Nov. 6 hitt2 353 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Taits -Nancy Allen Huntsman is MASP |
| Nov. 6 Dirty Men's 50 1371 posts | PITCHER'S BOX taits, thanks. I thought an earlier post was saying that you had to be within the pitcher's box when the ball is struck for this silly rule to protect you. I realize you have to be inside of it at release. |
| Nov. 6 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Actually it is, NASP = Natiional assn of softball players |
| Nov. 6 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | PITCHER'S BOX Your welcome. Some assn's require you to be "set" upon release, some assn's allow movement... you just have to be sure of rules where ever you go...too many inconsistencies between the many.... |
| Nov. 6 Dirty Men's 50 1371 posts | PITCHER'S BOX I was never one to worry too much about the pitching rules. I leave that to the umps and opponents. |
