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View synonyms for pitchout

pitchout

[ pich-out ]

noun

  1. Baseball. a strategy in which a pitcher purposely throws the ball too far outside the plate for the batter to hit, but enabling the catcher to more easily handle the ball in anticipation of an attempted steal, squeeze play, or hit-and-run play:

    On a botched pitchout by the Oakland battery, Santana stole his first base since last September.

  2. Football. a lateral pass thrown behind the line of scrimmage by one back, especially a T-formation quarterback, to another:

    Freeman took a pitchout and went 42 yards around left end for the score.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of pitchout1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; noun use of verb phrase pitch out
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Example Sentences

Meyers signed for a pitchout, and Byrne was caught ten feet from second.

He thought I was attempting to cross him and did not order a pitchout.

If a catcher can get a pitchout on a hit and run sign he upsets the other team greatly.

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