1Baseball A pitch thrown intentionally beyond the reach of the batter to allow the catcher a clear throw at an advancing base runner.
〔棒球〕战术坏球
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He's fast enough to swipe bases on pitchouts, but he needs to learn how to read pitchers to know when to run.
The first time George gave the steal sign, Roseboro picked it up, called for a pitchout and threw out Tracewski by a mile.
But Robinson also received a tepid response when he encouraged the catchers to call pitchouts in spring training.
Pitchers also were taught to throw to first more often to keep the runner close; pitchouts have become more common, as well.
The problem is, other managers have caught on and have begun to throw first-pitch pitchouts to thwart the squeeze.
2American Football A lateral pass, especially from the quarterback to a running back.
〔美橄〕（尤指四分卫给跑动中的后卫的）横传
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He set up Tampa's first score with a 23-yard dash on a pitchout.
Wells was stuffed on a pitchout on fourth-and-one from the Houston 45.
Against Colorado, Texas began looking down field more and instituted reverses, pitchouts and the shuttle pass.
Definition of pitchout in US English:
pitchout
nounˈpiCHˌout
1Baseball A pitch thrown intentionally away from the reach of the batter to allow the catcher a clear throw to put out a base runner who is stealing or leading off too far.
〔棒球〕战术坏球
Example sentencesExamples
But Robinson also received a tepid response when he encouraged the catchers to call pitchouts in spring training.
The problem is, other managers have caught on and have begun to throw first-pitch pitchouts to thwart the squeeze.
He's fast enough to swipe bases on pitchouts, but he needs to learn how to read pitchers to know when to run.
Pitchers also were taught to throw to first more often to keep the runner close; pitchouts have become more common, as well.
The first time George gave the steal sign, Roseboro picked it up, called for a pitchout and threw out Tracewski by a mile.
2also pitchAmerican Football A lateral, especially from the quarterback to a running back.
〔美橄〕（尤指四分卫给跑动中的后卫的）横传
Example sentencesExamples
Wells was stuffed on a pitchout on fourth-and-one from the Houston 45.
He set up Tampa's first score with a 23-yard dash on a pitchout.
Against Colorado, Texas began looking down field more and instituted reverses, pitchouts and the shuttle pass.