batter

Example Sentences

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The hard-throwing right-hander threw 59 pitches, 40 for strikes, across four innings while striking out nine of the 13 batters he faced and allowing two to reach base.

From Los Angeles Times

The next Phillies batter hits into a double play, and everyone around us groans.

From Literature

This was not just false modesty, it was a mature batter realising that his place in the larger scheme of things had been made so much easier by an ace teammate.

From BBC

He dismissed another batter with the fifth ball of his third over and finished with figures of 7-25.

From BBC

Now he must rebuild a high command battered by scandal and resume his push to ready his military to challenge the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal