Sentence examples for sharp bat from inspiring English sources

22 -- Rambo Clemens heaves a sharp bat fragment near Mike Piazza, nearly touching off an injury or a brawl.

He is a first baseman with ample power, but also a sharp batting eye and the ability to hit for a high average.

First, Alastair Cook at short leg just failed to hold on to a sharp bat-pad chance off Swann, then Matt Prior dropped a tricky caught-behind chance off the spinner, who also had a close lbw appeal turned down.

Insect-devouring bats save agricultural industries billions of dollars each year in pest-control costs, one reason the sharp drop in bat populations across the Northeast and in mid-Atlantic states is alarming scientists.

Strauss got to within four overs of seeing out the day, but having spent a little more than five hours at the crease for his 112, with 13 boundaries, he pushed forward to the first ball of a new spell from Daniel Vettori which turned sharply out of the rough for Mark Richardson at short leg to take a sharp catch from bat and pad.

But Girardi suggested Posada did not need to because he has looked sharp while taking batting practice.

But even a stellar athlete like Winston has trouble squaring up a baseball when he cannot keep his skills sharp with steady batting practice.

He's got eyes everywhere, his heart's thumping, his hearing's sharper than a bat's, and he learns to smell trouble the second he gets home from school.

After the sharp crack of a bat, a ball arcs forcefully into right field.

Cabrera said he felt lucky to get the walks; the Boston starter, Jon Lester, was otherwise sharp, shearing Cabrera's bat on a first-inning line out.

With one out in the second inning, Shoemaker was hit on the right side of the head on a sharp liner off the bat of Kyle Seager — a ball with an exit velocity of 105 mph, according to MLB Statcast.