Double-Sided Home Plate

A home plate article of manufacture for the game of baseball that is double-sided such that it provides two playing surfaces, comprising:

• a first and second five-sided plate of equal dimensions;
• and
• a five-sided support base with outer dimensions larger than the first and second-five sided plate, wherein the support base comprises a first and second recess on opposite sides configured to receive the first and second five-sided plates, and further comprises a first edge and a second edge disposed on the same sides of the support base as the first and second recesses at an outer perimeter of the support base such that the first edge surrounds the first recess and the second edge surrounds the second recess;
• wherein, when the first and second five-sided plates are disposed in the first and second recesses of the support base, the home plate article of manufacture provides for two playing surfaces to serve as home plate.

A double-sided home plate comprising:

• a pentagonal shaped support base comprising an upper 45 degree beveled edge and a lower 45 degree beveled edge separated from one another by a support base side of a selected width, wherein the beveled edges are measured relative to the support base side;
• a first upper recess disposed within and encircled by the upper beveled edge;
• a second lower recess disposed within and encircled by the lower beveled edge;
• wherein each recess has an opening, and the opening of the first recess opens in a direction opposite that of the opening of the second recess;
• first and second pentagonal shaped plate type inserts, the first insert configured to be disposed within the first upper recess and the second insert configured to be disposed within the second recess.