That doubtless will include notably smaller makeup of the diamond and the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate, as compared to baseball — and how those dimensions can affect the ...

In baseball, a pitcher throws off an elevated surface ― called the pitching mound ― and is 60 feet 6 inches from home plate. In softball, the pitcher throws off a flat surface ― referred to as a ...

Arkansas Razorbacks pitcher Ben Bybee throws ... Brady Tygart started on the mound and it became clear quickly he couldn't find home plate with a map most of the time it seemed.

6 inches from the back of home plate, smooth it out and voila (or Frank Viola) you have a modern pitching mound. The rubber was 15 inches above the surface of the infield from 1903 to 1969.

As spring sports are underway, The Chronicle is back with our breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. Click here to access our beginner's guide to ...

When mound holes become too much of an issue, pitchers can call the grounds crew ... They raised the home plate area the same amount, as another groundskeeper in the crew confirmed.