(n) :
a moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate
"his strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball."
(n) :
a moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate
"his strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball."