Definition of fastball in English:
fastball
noun ˈfɑːstbɔːlˈfas(t)ˌbôl
1A baseball pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum speed.
Example sentencesExamples
- His fastball tops out near 100 mph, and he has a hard splitter.
- Montgomery's split-finger fastball is his strikeout pitch.
- He has a lively fastball clocked in the mid-90s and a good breaking ball.
- He also throws a split-finger fastball that serves as a changeup and occasionally a cutter.
- His fastball tops out at 90 mph, pedestrian by today's standards.
- His cut fastball has been very effective, especially against righthanded hitters.
- He needs an effective curve to spot a mid-80s fastball effectively.
- In a year or two, he was able to hit the high fastball or at least take the pitch.
- His sinking fastball is his best pitch, and he has a pretty good slider.
- He burst onto the scene last year and showed he can control his overpowering fastball.
- He might throw more pitches in the bullpen or throw more fastballs in the first inning.
- His best pitch is a split-finger fastball with a sharp downward motion, something he developed several years ago.
- He mixes a good fastball with an excellent curve.
- But I surprised him with a fastball on the inside corner.
- He offsets the fastball with a changeup, and uses a hard slider as an out pitch.
- He throws a low 90s fastball and mixes it with a big-league curve.
- As a result, he is having trouble hitting the high fastballs that have been his bread and butter.
- Pitchers aim to keep hitters off-balance by mixing their pitches, such as following a fastball with a changeup.
- He combines a mid-90s fastball with an excellent slider and splitter.
- He also has started using a cut fastball in the high 80s with considerable effectiveness.
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another term for fast-pitch softball