豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)

ごうそっきゅう
noun
blazing fastball
1. blazing fastball; blistering pitch
An exceptionally fast pitched ball in baseball. Emphasizes overwhelming speed and power beyond a regular fastball.
豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)を投(な)げる。
To throw a blazing fastball.
150キロの豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)で三振(さんしん)を奪(うば)った。
He struck the batter out with a 150 km/h blazing fastball.
あの投手(とうしゅ)の豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)は打者(だしゃ)にとって脅威(きょうい)だ。
That pitcher's blazing fastball is a threat to batters.

豪速球(ごうそっきゅう) is an emphatic term for an exceptionally fast baseball pitch, beyond a regular 速球(そっきゅう) (fastball).

FORMATION:
豪(ごう) (powerful, grand) + 速球(そっきゅう) (fastball). The prefix 豪(ごう) emphasizes extraordinary power and speed.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)を投(な)げる: to throw a blazing fastball
  • 豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)投手(とうしゅ): power pitcher
  • 150キロの豪速球(ごうそっきゅう): a 150 km/h fastball
  • 豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)で三振(さんしん)を奪(うば)う: to strike someone out with a blazing fastball

USAGE:
Typically refers to pitches above 150 km/h (about 93 mph). Common in sports commentary, newspaper headlines, and casual baseball conversation. Has a dramatic, exciting nuance.

RELATED:

  • 速球(そっきゅう): fastball (standard term)
  • 直球(ちょっきゅう): straight ball/pitch
  • 変化球(へんかきゅう): breaking ball (opposite concept — a pitch with movement)
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Added 2026.3.21 18:53 · Revised 2026.4.5 18:02
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