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two-seam fastball

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
two-seam -fast-ball
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams cross the flight path; the pitch is delivered with a similar velocity as a four-seam fastball, but has a degree of sink.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

two-seam fastballs (plural)

Phrases

four-seam fastball split-finger fastball

Frequently Paired Words

curveball fastball slider four-seam fastball split-finger fastball sinker screwball knuckleball

Questions

What does two-seam fastball mean?
A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams cross the flight path; the pitch is delivered with a similar velocity as a four-seam fastball, but has a degree of sink.

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