Circle not Mound

[tojo]

Since I registered to the site, I've seen numerous references to DDs on the mound. I realize it's probably an oversight but the DDs don't pitch from a mound. Fastpitch pitchers are" in the circle". As one poster stated, "you are on the wrong field if you are pitching on a mound".

 

[Lozza]

Its just a carry over from baseball and its a hard habit for people to break. (saying this as an Australian who has never had much to do with baseball outside uni games)

 

[Coach Al]

Your right tojo,but I remember playing men's fast pitch BEFORE there was a circle and a look back rule.

 

[MrGreen]

My DD's varsity coach is a hall of fame catcher, and she still refers to the pitchers as being "on the mound". It's funny, but pretty common.

 

[Jojo]

They pitch from the circle and on the rubber.

 

[MVLA Softball]

They pitch from the circle and on the rubber.

One A.D. could not have cared less whether I called the pitching area a mound or a circle, but felt strongly about calling it the pitching plate, since men should not talk to students about the rubber.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

MVLA, you are correct, sir.

 

[Jojo]

I actually rarely call it a rubber. I mostly call it the plate. I wonder if we could get a consensus to officially change the name of it from rubber to plate. ; )

 

[amanda_cake]

I call it the rubber and I've never thought twice about it... until now.

It does bother me when folks say mound, but I just brush it off.

 

[mudbug]

If the field is crowned to drain, it very well might be a very very very slight mound.