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BOUNCING BALL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A ball hit in fair territory which touches the ground before being caught and proceeds with a series of rebounds, making ti sometimes harder to catch.

OBS

A bouncing ball is called a "bouncer" if it is a bouncing ground ball; a "chopper", if a high"bouncing batted ball; a "bounder", if a high-bouncing ground ball that could rather easily be fielded. The term "bouncer" is also a synonum for "grounder" or "ground ball".

OBS

A chopper is produced by swinging the bat downward on a very sharp angle, the result being a very high bounding ball.

OBS

It is sometimes hard to distinguish between a "ground ball" or "grounder" which proceeds with hops, and a "bouncing ball", "bouncer", "bounder", or "hopper".

Key term(s)
  • hopper
  • grounder
  • ground ball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Balle frappée qui procède par bonds, ce qui confond le lanceur et les voltigeurs, permettant ainsi souvent au frappeur d'atteindre au moins le premier but.

OBS

Il y a parfois peu de différence entre une «balle bondissante» et un «roulant» ou une «balle frappée au sol» qui procède par bonds et qu'on appelle parfois dans les commentaires, «balle frappée par bonds».

Spanish

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