"Pitching is from 70 percent to 90 percent
of the defense".
(A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and
Care; U.S. Baseball Federation, Volume IV. p.40)
Mounds should not be built like a shallow cone ,
but should be built with a flat platform at the top with a gradual slope
extending to a uniform diameter around the skinned area of the mound.
Scroll down to see additional hills as they are built.
Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, CA -- BEFORE
Dos Pueblos High School -- AFTER
1 February 2002
1 February 2002
San Marcos High School, Goleta, CA -- BEFORE
San Marcos High School -- AFTER
7 February 2002
7 February 2002
Special Project: 22 January 1999 - This pitching mound was built on a sound stage at the Universal Studios for the movie "For The Love Of The Game".
