Ballfield Design & Dimensions Guide
We take a deep dive into these topics:
- Ballfield Layout
- Managing expectations
- Space needs
- Laying out your ballfield
- Multi-field Layouts
- Ballfield Dimensions
- Baseball dimensions for 29 fields
- Softball dimensions for 45 fields
- Finish & surface grade
- Field Amenities
- Spectator safety
- Dugout design
- Backstop netting
- Windscreen
- Batting cages
- Infield Soils
- New vs existing infields
- Function of soil entities
- Engineered vs native soil
- Soil testing and results
- Determining your infield soil needs
- About topdressings and amounts
- Installing infield soils
- On-Field How-Tos
- Setting base anchors
- Setting the pitching rubber
- Mounds & Batter’s Boxes
- Softball pitcher’s circle
- Artificial vs. Natural Mounds
- Building a pitching mound
- 10′ Mound
- 8′ Mound
- 6″ Mound
- Batters / Catchers boxes
- Warning Tracks
- Building a warning track
Author & Contributors
- Paul Zwawka, DuraEdge (Author), formerly of Beacon Athletics and former groundskeeper for the Baltimore Orioles, and author of GroundsKeeperU
- Benji Brye, Beacon Athletics; Product expert and designer in field amenities
- Luke Yoder, Senior VP of Business Development, DuraEdge; Former heads groundskeeper for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres
- Ross Clites, President / Senior Design Consultant, 4Most Sport Group;
- Evan Mascitti, Biocore LLC; Senior Engineer, sports field-related safety
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the experts at Beacon Athletics.
