Sentence examples for pitching ball from inspiring English sources

Bouton, now 61, a motivational speaker, entrepreneur and ballroom dancer, was pitching "Ball Four" (or is it "Ball Seven"?) at Mickey Mantle's restaurant, a curious choice considering the displeasure of Mantle and others at Bouton for disclosing such nuggets as Mantle's hitting a home run while hung over.

Not far from Shea Stadium and the National Tennis Center in Queens, some strictly amateur athletes are also pitching balls and wielding rackets.

The reveal was a family affair with Jason and Brittany pitching balls to his daughters, who had baseball bats.

The batter also can reach first base if a pitched ball at which he does not swing strikes any part of his person.

Rather, he should be applauding the smarts and the creativity involved rather than wondering how many infielders' spikes are on the dirt before every pitched ball.

"You cannot catch a thrown or pitched ball with equipment detached from its proper place on the body," Wendelstedt said.

Pitched balls hurt and can maim batters who are hit with them.

Charlie Stanceau, Frenchy Brodagaray, and Tim Sullivan agreed that pitched balls do curve.

But there are times when he pitches balls which are a little out of the strike zone and the batters seem always to crush them.

For two hours before almost every game, each team dutifully rolls out the batting cage and hits slowly pitched balls to outfields across North America.

Besides, the batter is entitled to those four pitched balls.