noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
batting second; taking the field second
Used mainly in baseball and similar sports to describe the team that bats or plays defense second. Often contrasted with 先攻 (せんこう, 'batting first').
See also: 先攻
後攻のチームは最終回に逆転した。
The team batting second came from behind in the final inning.
コイントスで後攻になった。
We lost the coin toss and will bat second.