How Do You Build An Underground Baseball Dugout?
A baseball dugout is a small enclosure that houses players, coaches, staff and equipment during a game. The purpose of a dugout is to provide a place for teams to congregate during the offensive portion of an inning. The dugout often acts as a protective enclosure. Substitute players stay in the dugout on standby throughout the game. Numerous types of dugouts exist. Dugouts can be as simple as a bench behind a chain link fence or more ornate structures built partly underground, usually constructed to facilitate spectator seating. Begin by excavating a rectangular pit about 20 feet from home plate, parallel to the field’s foul line. The pit should be about 25 feet long and 12 feet wide. Underground baseball dugouts aren’t fully underground, but usually half underground, so that dugout inhabitants are about eye level to the playing field when seated. Deep dugouts are about four feet below the playing field. Remember to allow for the width of the dugout floor. Build the walls of your dugo
