Phrases with «strike zone»

The phrase "strike zone" refers to the area in baseball where the pitcher throws the ball and the batter tries to hit it. It is a rectangular zone that goes from the batter's knees to his armpits, and from the front edge of home plate to the back edge. If the pitcher throws the ball within this zone and the batter doesn't swing or the ball is not a foul ball, it's called a strike. Full definition

Sentences with «strike zone»

  • What the small strike zone does more than anything is change the count. (si.com)
  • The count is 2 - 1 after a pitch that's been a strike for much of the evening in this super wide strike zone was not called a strike. (sbnation.com)
  • That would have severely limited the size of its potential strike zone. (sciencenewsforstudents.org)
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