{"id":74,"date":"2024-03-31T15:40:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T15:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplanetofbaseball.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/19\/little-league-baseball-field-dimensions-the-planet-of-baseball\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T15:40:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T15:40:05","slug":"little-league-baseball-field-dimensions-the-planet-of-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplanetofbaseball.com\/little-league-baseball-field-dimensions-the-planet-of-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"Little League Baseball Field Dimensions – The Planet Of Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baseball fans all across America love to watch the Little League World Series, a tournament that takes place each August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania and is televised nationally by a major network.<\/p>\n

Team\ufeffs of 9-12 year old boys from all over the United States, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Australia and Africa compete on a \u201cbaseball diamond\u201d that is clearly created for youngsters. In truth, Little League Baseball Field Dimensions are perfect for the age groups that play on them.<\/p>\n

8\u00a0Little League Divisions<\/h2>\n

Little League baseball is played by boys and girls from age 4 all the way up to age 18. It is obvious, of course, that a four year old child needs to play on a field that is much, much smaller than the field needed to accommodate an 18 year old teenager.<\/p>\n

There are actually 8 divisions in organized Little League baseball and, in virtually every division there are field dimensions that have been created specifically for the age group in that division.<\/p>\n

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This division is for very young children, aged 4-5. Youngsters play on a very small baseball diamond that does not include a pitching mound. They actually hit a baseball that has been placed on a tee at home plate.<\/p>\n

The distance between bases is just fifty (50) feet. The game is non-competitive and this division exists as a way to introduce the sport to very young children and to teach them how to play it.<\/p>\n

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Youngsters that play in this division are age 7 to age 11. Rules allow local leagues to include boys or girls as young as age 6 to participate, as well. Field dimensions rules require that the distance between the pitcher\u2019s mound and home plate is just 46 feet.<\/p>\n

The distance between each base is 60 feet and the outfield walls are generally just 200 feet from home plate. Local leagues have the option to extend the outfield walls, generally in centerfield, to 275 feet.<\/p>\n

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In this division, players get to participate in actual tournaments or \u201cWorld Series. Boys and girls are eligible to play if they are age 9 to age 10. As is true for the \u201cMinor League Division,\u201d the pitcher\u2019s mound is just 46 feet from home plate while the distance between each base measures a full sixty feet. Outfield walls are 200 feet from the batter\u2019s box or home plate.<\/p>\n

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This is the division that plays in the world-famous \u201cLittle League World Series\u201d that , as noted earlier, is televised nationally by a major network. Players are age 9 to age 12 although local leagues in the United States and around the world have the option of building their teams exclusively with kids that are ages 10, 11 and 12.<\/p>\n

The field dimensions are identical to those used by younger players in other divisions. The pitcher\u2019s mound is just 46 feet from home plate while the distance between bases is sixty feet. Outfield fences are reachable by the best hitters. They are just two hundred feet from the batter\u2019s box.<\/p>\n

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This division was created in 2013 so that boys between the ages of 11 and 13 could play organized baseball. Unlike the divisions for younger players, this \u201cintermediate league,\u201d known as the \u201c50\/70 Division,\u201d plays its games on a field that has the following dimensions.<\/p>\n

The distance between the pitcher\u2019s mound and home plate is a full fifty feet while the distance between each base is 70 feet. Outfield walls can extend to as much as 300 feet from the batter\u2019s box.<\/p>\n

Here, at last, is a Little League Division that enables players to perform on a \u201cpro-style\u201d baseball field. Participants are age 13 to age 14 and the infield mirrors the dimensions of Yankee Stadium or any other venue used by professional baseball teams.<\/p>\n

That means that the pitcher\u2019s mound is 60\u20196\u201d from home plate and the distance between bases is 90 feet. Outfield walls, while not quite as far from home plate as those found in major league baseball parks, still extend about 300 feet from the batter\u2019s box.<\/p>\n

Players in this division are age 14 to age 16. They are, of course, physically stronger than boys that play in the younger divisions. As might be expected, these \u201cLittle League performers\u201d play baseball on a full-sized baseball diamond. The distance between the pitcher\u2019s mound and home plate is 60\u20196\u201d while the distance between bases is 90 feet.<\/p>\n

Those are major league dimensions, but boys in this age group are strong enough to compete on fields this large. They are even able to blast home runs over the outfield walls that are 300 feet or more from home plate.<\/p>\n

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This division features players that are age 16 to age 18. That makes them \u201cbig Little League performers.\u201d So it should come as no surprise that games in this division include a pitcher\u2019s mound that is 60\u20196\u201d from home plate, bases that are ninety feet apart and outfield walls that stand 300 feet or more from the batter\u2019s box.<\/p>\n

This division has an annual World Series and local leagues have the option of choosing players from different squads to create an \u201call Star team\u201d to compete in the big tournament.<\/p>\n

There is even a \u201cChallenger Program\u201d for young boys and girls that are physically and\/or intellectually challenged. Field dimensions for this division are generally small and games are non-competitive. Of course, all Little League fields include dugouts that are protected by walls or screens.\u200b<\/p>\n

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