drawing the line

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

One of the fields where I call now has had the incorrect box laid out for the last 6 years or so. It looks to be 2 and 1/2 feet by 6 feet, and the boxes here seem to stop at or a little short of the foul line. As such, I'll give a little leniency towards a batter if their foot looks to be close.

On fields with an incorrectly drawn batter's box (i.e. drawn "backwards" with 4 feet to the rear, or drawn using a baseball template, etc.) I will erase the lines myself and inform the coaches why. I won't redraw them, but I will erase them if they are incorrect - especially on a HS field where it is an infraction for the players themselves to intentionally erase the lines.