February 9th, 2012 at 3:09PM
I played on all these fields pictured (and then some), but the best memories are from the two on the left at Wills Park in Alpharetta, GA. The two fields have the same outfield dimensions, but shorter base paths and pitchers mound on the left one for a younger age group. On the left-most field myself and a teammate were in a battle for the most inside-the-park HRs (I think I won with 11 over the season). The next year we were on the field just Northeast of it. It was the perfect storm of a field for my (for my age) great speed. Combining being able to steal on pass balls with a larger backstop area meant that once on first, it often took 2 pitches to make it to third, and then I was a lucky bounce from scoring. We won every game that I hit lead-off, en route to the championship.

I played on all these fields pictured (and then some), but the best memories are from the two on the left at Wills Park in Alpharetta, GA.

The two fields have the same outfield dimensions, but shorter base paths and pitchers mound on the left one for a younger age group. On the left-most field myself and a teammate were in a battle for the most inside-the-park HRs (I think I won with 11 over the season).

The next year we were on the field just Northeast of it. It was the perfect storm of a field for my (for my age) great speed. Combining being able to steal on pass balls with a larger backstop area meant that once on first, it often took 2 pitches to make it to third, and then I was a lucky bounce from scoring. We won every game that I hit lead-off, en route to the championship.

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