overpitch

/ ˌəʊvəˈpɪtʃ /

verb

1. cricket to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps

Example Sentences

“These kids are not just throwing year-round, they’re competing year-round, and they don’t have any time for recovery. More is better. So year-round baseball is No. 1. No. 2 is playing in more than one league at the same time, where rules don’t count. And, of course, in showcases, where they’re pitching for scouts, they try to overpitch and they get hurt.”

From New York Times

The green is on a plateau with bunkers all about it, and if you overpitch it your ball will be in the rushes beyond.

From Project Gutenberg

Huge Telamonian Ajax with strong arm Dismiss'd it third, and overpitch'd them both.

From Project Gutenberg