Your vertical and horizontal velocity components are inconsistent with the 95 mph velocity. Where did you get them? If the ball is thrown horizontally, the vertical component is initially zero.
95 mph = 139.3 ft/s is the constant horizontal velocity component. The vertical velocity component starts at zero, at t = 0, and equals g*t after that.
time to reach home plate = 60.6/139.3 = 0.435 s
Calculate how far the baseball falls in that time. You should know the equation for that.
Horizontal velocity: 138ft/s
Vertical velocity: 109ft/3
A ball is thrown at 95 mi/h. The distance from the mound to the plate is 60.5 ft. Assuming the ball is pitched parallel to the ground, how far does it fall due to gravity by the time it reaches the plate?
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