batter's box; one's turn at bat
batting order; batting line-up
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
underhand throw; underarm throw
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
second; number two; runner-up
one bounce (of a ball); one-hopper
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
advance (to the next base)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
all baserunners being safe (i.e. reaching a base without being put out)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
platform; home; home base; home plate
tag up; touch-up (e.g. of a painting)
throw; pass (in basketball, etc.); handball
close play (esp. in baseball)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit