noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Baseball term for a throw, especially a defensive throw to a base or cutoff man.
外野手が正確な送球でランナーを刺した。
The outfielder threw out the runner with an accurate throw.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
pass (basketball, handball, etc.)
General sports term for a pass, especially in basketball and handball.
彼は素早い送球で味方にパスを出した。
He made a quick pass to his teammate.
noun
Dated term for the sport of handball. Modern Japanese usually uses ハンドボール.
See also: ハンドボール
昔は送球と呼ばれていたが、今はハンドボールが一般的だ。
It used to be called 送球, but now ハンドボール is common.