Off-speed Pitch (Noun)
Meaning
A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The pitcher's off-speed pitch caught the batter off guard, resulting in a weak swing.
- By mixing in the occasional off-speed pitch, the pitcher kept the hitters from getting comfortable at the plate.
- The batter was looking for a fastball, but the pitcher dropped in an off-speed pitch that froze him in place.
- The pitcher's off-speed pitch seemed to float in at half the speed of his fastball, confounding the batter.
- With two strikes, the pitcher threw an off-speed pitch down and away, and the batter swung over it for the out.