選せん球きゅう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

waiting for a good pitch; plate discipline

Baseball term for a batter's ability to judge pitches and wait for a good one to hit. Often used in the phrase 選球眼 (せんきゅうがん, 'an eye for pitches').

• 彼かれは選せん球きゅうがうまいので、四し球きゅうをよく選えらぶ。

  He has good plate discipline, so he often draws walks.

• 選せん球きゅう眼がんを磨みがくことが、打だ率りつ向こう上じょうにつながる。

  Developing an eye for pitches leads to a higher batting average.