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.
Why is the pitcher's mound exactly 60 feet 6 inches away from home plate? Legend has it that a proposal was made to move it back to exactly 60' 0 (from 45' 0). But due to sloppy handwriting, it looked like 60' 6 so they moved the mound back to th â¦ at distance when constructing fields.