Thread: batter's box?
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Old Mon Apr 24, 2006, 08:36am
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What are the dimensions of the batter's box (nfhs)? I am trying to find out where the batter can stand (how close to the plate, etc). I know that if the batter has one foot completely out of the box and hits the ball fair or foul he/she is out. Right? What about a foul tip with one foot out of the box? I assume that if the batter swings and misses the ball with while out of the box they are not out.

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Fan
All softball - 6 inches from the side of the plate, 3 feet wide. Length extends 4 feet forward and 3 feet backward from center of plate (where tapered part starts).
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