fly balls
High arcing hits
Fly balls are batted baseballs that arc high into the air, as opposed to grounders or line drives.
Fielders position themselves beneath fly balls to make catches: He camped under the fly ball and made an easy out.
A fly ball hit beyond the outfield fence is a home run.
Also written as one word: flyballs.
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- outfieldField beyond bases
- gloveFitted hand covering
- fungoSelf-hit practice ball
- catchSeize or snag
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