Never attribute to conspiracy what can be more simply explained by incompetence.
High school ball fields are generally the most completely and correctly lined fields I officiate on. But, even so, I've seen some pretty glaring errors on baseball and football fields (as a spectator, not an official). It's rare, but not unheard of.
Non-school youth fields are another matter. Frequently they are completely unlined - not even foul lines, let alone batter's boxes. Certainly no running lane nor coaches boxes. There usually is an on-deck batter's circle, but it is usually drawn by the first on-deck batter with her bat!
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Tom
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