Force-out (Noun)
Meaning
A putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The shortstop tagged the base just ahead of the runner to record the force-out.
- A quick relay from the outfield led to a force-out at home plate in the bottom of the eighth inning.
- With runners on first and second and less than two outs, the batter hit a weak grounder that resulted in a force-out at third.
- The catcher snagged the ball on a high bouncer and beat the runner to the plate for the force-out.
- On a comebacker to the mound, the pitcher recorded a force-out at third by touching the base with her glove.