swinging strike
Bat meets air
A swinging strike in baseball is a pitch at which the batter swings and misses.
It counts as a strike regardless of where the ball crosses the plate—unlike a called strike, which requires the pitch to pass through the strike zone.
He went down on three swinging strikes.
- whiffBrief, faint smell
- missFail to reach
- strikeoutBatter retired on pitches
- batFlying mammal or sports club
- at batHitter's turn
pitch · fastball · curve · slider · umpire · batter · catcher · mound · count · foul · check · hack · chase · heat · lumber · K · punchout · punch out
- battingbatting, batter, batsman, bat speed, batting average
- strikeswalkout, work stoppage, picket line, picket, picketing
- strikeoutsstrikeout, K, looking, fanned, punch out
batter success/failure
swinging strikehome run
Full-circuit scoring hit
base hit · grand slam · line drive · double · triple
batter decision and result
swinging striketake
Capture or filmed segment
looking · check swing · barrel · line drive · walk-off hit
swing, swings, swung, swinger, swingers, strike, strikes, struck, stricken