fungo hitting; batting for fielding practice
Baseball term for hitting balls to fielders for practice; wasei-eigo from 'knock batting'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from knock batting
At the start of practice, the coach began fungo hitting.
We do infield fielding practice with fungo hitting.
Spelling with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
Wasei-eigo from English 'knock batting'. The term is used exclusively in baseball contexts.