switch-hit

verb, noun — 3 senses

switch-hit

verb
1

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Softball, Sports To bat both left and right-handed.

  • His ability to switch-hit left the manager with a tough decision whether to bring in a left-handed or a right-handed relief pitcher.
2

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To face the bowler with a left or right-handed batting stance, and then switch to the opposite stance as the ball is bowled.

switch-hit

noun
1

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports An instance of switch-hitting.

Related terms
reverse sweep, switch-hitter

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