左ひだり打うち

noun

hitting left-handed

Used in racket sports and baseball for a player who swings from the left side (right-handed batter stance in baseball, or left-handed swing in tennis/badminton).

See also: 右打ち

• 彼かれはテニスで左ひだり打うちの選せん手しゅだ。

  He is a left-handed hitter in tennis.

• 野や球きゅうでは左ひだり打うちの打だ者しゃが多おおい。

  In baseball, there are many left-handed batters.

noun

hitting to left field

Baseball term for a hit directed toward left field, regardless of the batter's handedness.

See also: 右打ち

• 彼かれは左ひだり打うちでレフト前まえに落おとした。

  He hit to left field and dropped it in front of the left fielder.