noun
- plural of pitchout: in baseball, a pitch thrown deliberately wide of home plate to prevent a stolen base or to set up a pickoff attempt
- plural of pitchout: in football, a lateral pass or handoff to a running back moving toward the sideline
Usage: baseball
Usage: American football
Examples
- The catcher called for two pitchouts in a row to prevent the steal.
- The pitcher threw three pitchouts during the inning to control the running game.
- The quarterback executed several pitchouts to the halfback during the drive.
- Those pitchouts to the outside helped establish the running game early.
- The coach designed pitchouts to take advantage of the defense’s alignment.
- Both pitchouts were perfectly timed to catch the runner leaning.