pitching
pi ching
- n (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- n abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
the pitching and tossing was quite exciting - v throw or toss with a light motion
- v move abruptly
- v fall or plunge forward
- v set to a certain pitch
- v sell or offer for sale from place to place
- v be at an angle
- v heel over
- v erect and fasten
- v throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- v hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- v lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- v set the level or character of
- Superior pitching (Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, Jim Palmer) and defense (Paul Blair, Brooks Robinson) are what defined the Orioles from 1969-71, when the team won 109, 108 and 101 .
- He got his first assignment pitching in relief against the Texas Rangers and struck out Royce Clayton with a 96-m.
- The pitching staff was the league's stingiest.