hittable
- adjective
- /ˈhɪtəbl/
- The batter was thrilled when he finally saw a hittable pitch that he could drive into the outfield.
- hittable fastball
- hittable pitch
- very hittable
Examples
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If they are hitting earlier in the count because they are crushing hittable pitches, that is a good thing.
Blog text (32) -
In baseball, identifying hittable pitches is crucial for a successful game strategy.
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His stuff was flat, slow, very hittable, but the Tigers have to, you know, actually hit it for him not to look like a superstar.
Blog text (12) -
Fidel threw six more such pitches, all hittable as hell.
Fiction book (1996) -
He's otherwise a very hittable pitcher who will be a steady.
Blog text (5) -
The normally reliable and unhittable Jonny Venters became very hittable.
Blog text (17) -
I love the fact that he has managed to temper down the walks (remember, this is a guy who used to be wild with a BB/9 of 6.2) every season, although at times he can be hittable.
Blog text (6) -
Justin Germano was very hittable once again and gave up five runs on six hits, with two walks, a hit batsman, and two strikeouts in five innings.
Blog text (6) -
During the game, the pitcher struggled because he kept throwing hittable fastballs down the middle.
Antonyms
Very hard or impossible for a player to make contact with the ball in sports like baseball
How Hittable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hittable comes from hit ('to strike') and -able ('able to be'), so in sports a 'hittable' ball or serve is simply one that is 'able to be hit' and is easy to strike.