fly ball; fly
Baseball term for a ball hit high into the air. Often used in compound expressions like 飛球を打ち上げる (hit a fly ball) or 飛球を捕る (catch a fly ball).
He hit a big fly ball to center field.
The outfielder caught the fly ball and made the out.
The batter hit a fly ball toward center field.
The outfielder caught the fly ball with ease.
A high fly ball went up over the infield.
飛球 is a ball hit high into the air, while ゴロ is a ball hit low that bounces or rolls along the ground.
飛球 describes a ball hit in a high arc, whereas ライナー is a sharply hit ball that travels on a low, straight trajectory.
Compound of 飛 (hi, 'to fly') and 球 (kyū, 'ball'), literally 'flying ball'. A straightforward kanji compound used in baseball terminology.