配はい球きゅう

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Meanings

pitch selection; serve variation

Sports term for the strategic mixing of different types of pitches (baseball) or serves (tennis, volleyball) to keep the opponent off balance.

〈人ひと〉の配はい球きゅうを読よむto read someone's pitch selection
バッターはピッチャーの配はい球きゅうを読よんで痛つう打だした。
The batter read the pitcher's pitch selection and got a solid hit.
配はい球きゅうを変かえるto change up one's pitch selection
ピンチになると配はい球きゅうを変かえて三さん振しんを取とった。
When things got tight, he changed his pitch selection and struck the batter out.
配はい球きゅうが単たん調ちょうだone's pitch selection is monotonous/predictable
彼かれの配はい球きゅうは単たん調ちょうで、すぐに読よまれてしまう。
His pitch selection is monotonous, so opponents quickly figure it out.
〈人ひと〉と配はい球きゅうを組くみ立たてるto work out a pitch sequence with someone (e.g. catcher and pitcher)
捕ほ手しゅと配はい球きゅうを組くみ立たててから試し合あいに入はいった。
He worked out the pitch sequence with the catcher before the game began.