Eephus Pitch: A ball that is thrown with a very high trajectory at a very slow speed. The goal is to throw the hitter off balance by alternating between usually fast, straight pitches with the arching eephus pitch.

 

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Eephus Pitch: A ball that is thrown with a very high trajectory at a very slow speed. The goal is to throw the hitter off balance by alternating between usually fast, straight pitches with the arching eep . . . View Full Definition

Pitching Rotation: The order in which the starting pitchers take turns starting games, usually with three or four days rest between starts.

Pitchout: When a pitch is thrown wide of the strike zone on purpose. A catcher will signal for a pitchout if they think that a runner is trying to steal.

Pitching Wedge: (also 'wedge, p, pw, w' and more) a lofted short iron (usually next in chronological order after the 9 iron and somewhere between 47° and 52°)

Pitching Niblick: Archaic term for an 8 iron

Pitcher: The fielder designated to pitch the ball to the batter.

Pitchers Best Friend: A double play.

Pitchfork: (also 'divot repair tool, ballmark repair tool') a small (usually) two-pronged fork-like tool used mainly for repairing the putting surface

Quick Return Pitch: An illegal pitch, made with obvious intent to catch the batter off balance.

Relative Pitch: Ability to determine the pitch of a note as it relates to the notes that precede and follow it.