60 feet 6 inches from the tip of home plate to the pitching rubber on the mound.
they must pitch the ball underhand, and drag their foot after they push off of the mound
In the center of the mound at the highest point
pitching rubber
The year the pitching mound was introduced and the pitching distance was moved to 60 feet, 6 inches was 1893.
According to the National Softball Association rulebook, Women's Adult Slow Pitch Divisions shall have a pitching distance of 53 feet.
In MLB the mound is 60 feet 6 inches from the plate
The mound allows pitchers a much better chance of pitching within the strike zone.
only if they're off the pitching mound
In MLB, the mound height was lowered from 15 inches to 10 inches in the 1969 season.
10FT
It's just made of dirt.