The ball falls 0.995 m ( 3.26 ft ) by the time it reaches home plate 18.3 m ( 60 ft ) away .
A pitcher throws a baseball horizontally from the mound to home plate .
The ball falls 0.995 m ( 3.26 ft ) by the time it reaches home plate 18.3 m ( 60 ft ) away .
A pitcher throws a baseball horizontally from the mound to home plate .