<P> Near the center of the square is an artificial hill known as the pitcher's mound, atop which is a white rubber slab known as the pitcher's plate, colloquially the "rubber ." The specifications for the pitcher's mound are described below . </P> <P> All the bases, including home plate, lie entirely within fair territory . Thus, any batted ball that touches those bases must necessarily be in fair territory . While the first and third base bags are placed so that they lie inside the 90 - foot square formed by the bases, the second base bag is placed so that its center (unlike first, third and home) coincides exactly with the "point" of the ninety - foot square . Thus, although the "points" of the bases are 90 feet apart, the physical distance between each successive pair of base markers is closer to 88 feet (26.8 m). </P> <P> The lines from home plate to first and third bases extend to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction and are called the foul lines . The portion of the playing field between (and including) the foul lines is fair territory; the rest is "foul territory ." The area within the square formed by the bases is officially called the infield, though colloquially this term also includes fair territory in the vicinity of the square; fair territory outside the infield is known as the outfield . Most baseball fields are enclosed with a fence that marks the outer edge of the outfield . The fence is usually set at a distance ranging from 300 to 420 feet (90 to 130 m) from home plate . Most professional and college baseball fields have a right and left foul pole . These poles are at the intersection of the foul lines and the respective ends of the outfield fence and, unless otherwise specified within the ground rules, lie in fair territory . Thus, a batted ball that passes over the outfield wall in flight and touches the foul pole is a fair ball and the batter is awarded a home run . </P> <P> First base is the first of four bases that must be touched by a player on the batting team in order to score a run . Unlike when an offensive player reaches second or third base, it is permissible for a batter - runner to overrun first base without being in jeopardy of being put out . After contact is made with the base, the batter - runner may slow down and return to first base at his leisure, so long as he makes no move or attempt to advance to second base . </P>

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