Pitchout
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base
"The only thing that had kept the bases from being loaded was that Zimmer (or someone, but let's give him the credit because it was a tough weekend for him) caught the Dodgers stealing with a pitchout on a hit-and-run."
Example
More examples"The only thing that had kept the bases from being loaded was that Zimmer (or someone, but let's give him the credit because it was a tough weekend for him) caught the Dodgers stealing with a pitchout on a hit-and-run."
Etymology
From pitch + out.
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