豪速球(ごうそっきゅう)

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).

Forms

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 words

• 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)