OTB Ground Rules
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Shedd Park
The track around the outfield shall be the home run mark. Balls hit over and landing beyond the track are home runs.
Balls hit to the warning track will be recorded as outs only as long as the fielder has at least one foot completely on the track
(therefore in play) when making the catch. A batted ball that strikes a tree or other object adjacent to the homerun marker will be
considered a home run if in the judgement of the umpire the ball would have cleared the home run marker had it not struck the tree or object.
Balls hit to the outfield that land and roll past the fielders and continue past the track will remain in play unless the ball becomes lost in the
wooded area or is otherwise hazardous to pursue (such as on the cement structure in right). In this event, the ball with be ruled dead and all
runners will be placed where they would have reached base without the field issue interference in the umpire’s judgement.
The out-of-play boundary shall extend as an imaginary line from both benches to an intersecting point with the home run marks and in the
opposite direction leading to the backstop. To assist the umpire, a fixed point outside of the playing area adjacent to the outfield may be
chosen by the umpires to help clarify the out-of-play boundary, such as a selected tree, post or other object.
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Hadley Field
The stone wall around the outfield shall be the home run mark. Balls hit over this wall will be considered home runs. Flyballs hit to the wall
and caught will be recorded as outs only as long as the fielder remains in the field of play. The wall is considered in the field of play.
A batted ball that strikes a tree or other object adjacent to the home run marker will be considered a home run if in the judgement of the
umpire the ball would have cleared the home run marker had it not struck the tree or object. Likewise, balls hit completely through the
opening in the wall (centerfield) will be ruled dead and runners will be placed where they would have reached base without the field issue
interference in the umpire’s judgement. The right field out-of-play boundary will be the stone wall with the exception of the bench area.
This area will include the fenced in bench area and a 45-degree area from the front corner fence posts to the stone wall and backstop respectively.
The left field out-of-play area will be the small hill that runs the distance from the bench area to the home run wall with the exception of the bench
area. This area shall likewise include a 45-degree area from each front corner post to the existing fence backstop and hill respectively. Balls caught
in the air to this hill boundary shall be recorded as an out only if the fielder has at least one foot on the level ground area before the hill.
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Greater Lowell Technical High School
In 2006 a temporary home run fence was in place. If this fence remains in place the following rules discussing the home run markers shall be
non-applicable. The home run marker shall vary. In right field, the marker shall start with the chain link fence along the right field line and extend to
the limit of the fence. Beyond the fence the marker will be the front edge of the wooded area and will continue to the tennis courts in centerfield.
The stone monument will be the home run marker in left field. Any ball hit beyond this marker will be considered a home run. The fence surrounding
the tennis courts will be the home run marker for centerfield. A batted ball that strikes a tree or other object adjacent to the homerun marker will be
considered a home run if in the judgement of the umpire the ball would have cleared the home run marker had it not struck the tree or object. Balls hit
to the outfield (right, center or left) that land before the home run markers but roll past the markers will be considered in play unless it becomes lost
in the wooded area or is otherwise hazardous to pursue (such as the asphalt parking lot in left). In this event, the ball will be ruled dead and all runners
will be placed where they would have reached base without the field issue interference in the umpire’s judgement. The right field out of play
boundary shall extend as an imaginary line from the face of the dugout to the backstop and chain link fence respectively. The left field boundary shall
extend as an imaginary line from the face of the dugout to the backstop and intersecting with the home run marker. The stands shall be considered
out of play. The face of both dugouts shall be considered in play. To assist the umpire, a fixed point outside of the playing area adjacent to the outfield
may be chosen by the umpires to help clarify the out of play boundary, such as a selected tree, post or other object.
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