Old English, from Latin LÅ«cifer, light-bearer, from lÅ«x light + ferre to bear. Word Origin and History for Lucifer. Old English Lucifer Satan, also morning star, from Latin Lucifer morning star, literally light-bringing, from lux (genitive lucis) light (see light (n.)) + ferre carry (see infer).
The pitcher's mound requires the most attention on your field. A properly built and maintained mound will help prevent injuries to your pitcher and will give you a home field advantage. The mound for high school through major league is a circle that is 18 feet in diameter and 10 inches higher than home plate. See Basic Mound Specifications section for diagram.
1 The Field - The baselines will be 65 feet. The distance from pitcher's mound to home plate will be 50 feet.  The Players - A team must have 9 players to start or to continue a game with the maximum of 10 players (not including an EP - SEE LAST RULE UNDER BATTING).