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The strike zone is defined in the rule books for the various governing bodies of softball and baseball. As a practical matter, you will find that the zone may be a bit different from umpire to umpire. Some umpires may give "a ball and a half off the plate", some may not. I can't speak for college umpires because I don't do college ball.
You said your daughter has been taught to pitch off the plate and she can hit her spots. Well if the umpire behind the plate judges her spot to be a ball, it's a ball.
Teach your daughter to probe the limits of the umpire's zone early in the game. Throw a pitch well outside and bring each pitch after that in a little until a strike is called. That will be "the corner" for that particular umpire.
IMHO, continuing to throw pitches to spots that the umpire consistantly calls a ball is like beating your head against a wall.
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