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pitch-out

NOUN
squeeze play
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After faking a pitch-out to Graupner, Dowdle flung the ball no-look style behind his back toward the end zone, where Matt Christianson made the two-handed catch among Carleton defenders.

From Washington Times Nov. 8, 2015

Clubs are "hammers," a shanked shot is a "pitch-out," and breaking par is "ducking the card."

From Time Magazine Archive

A hit and a run sign would be given, and the batter would run up against a pitch-out.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Christy Mathewson

Tim signaled for a pitch-out, or waste ball.

From Don Strong, Patrol Leader by William Heyliger




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