Baseball Strike Zone

Knowing the baseball strike zone is critical to a batter at all level of baseball.

The strike zone is the area where the baseball must cross at the right height in order to be called a "ball" or "strike" on a batter.

If a batter receive three strikes he's called out and will have to wait until his next turn to bat. However; if a batter is thrown four balls he takes a walk to first base and wait until the next batter hits the ball to advance to the next base or he will steal a base or two to advance to the next base.

Batter Strike Zone

The strike zone may vary from batter to batter, because the height of each batter may vary from time to time causing the umpire to make adjustment to the strike zone for each batter. One of the secrets to hitting a baseball consistently is knowing and understanding where the baseball strike zone is in relation to your body and home plate.

Home Plate Color and Size

The color of home plate is white with the out edges of the plate trimmed in black all the way around the plate. The plate is a irregular shape like a pentagon with the pointed end of the plate pointing toward the catcher.

The width of the plate is 17 inches wide at the front side, the two parallel sides of the plate are 8.5 inches in length and the two sides that form the point toward the catcher is 12 inches in length. The black trimming around home plate is about 2 inches wide.

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