死し球きゅう

noun

hit by pitch; dead ball

Baseball term for a pitch that strikes the batter, resulting in a dead ball and the batter being awarded first base. The cross-reference デッドボール is the more common loanword equivalent.

See also: デッドボール

• 初しょ球きゅうの死し球きゅうで、バッターは一いち塁るいへ歩あるいた。

  On the first pitch, the batter was hit by a pitch and walked to first base.

• 死し球きゅうを受う