速球(そっきゅう)

そっきゅう
noun
fastball
sports
1. fastball, fast pitch
A pitch thrown at high speed in baseball. The most basic and common type of pitch.
速球(そっきゅう)を投(な)げた。
He threw a fastball.
彼(かれ)の速球(そっきゅう)は150キロを超(こ)える。
His fastball exceeds 150 km/h.
バッターは速球(そっきゅう)に振(ふ)り遅(おく)れて三振(さんしん)した。
The batter swung late on the fastball and struck out.

Usage

A baseball term. Japan measures pitch speed in kilometers per hour (キロ). A fastball over 150 km/h (~93 mph) is considered very fast. Opposite of 変化球(へんかきゅう) (breaking ball).

Common collocations

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