It causes quite a sensation when Nomo pitches a no-hitter.

He is not only a good batter but also a wonderful defense.

The batter was out.

The umpire called the batter out.

The first batter was caught out.

The manager sent the bunt sign to the batter.

The first baseman tagged the runner out.

If our last batter had not finally hit a home run, our team would have lost the game.

With first base open, he walked the batter.

It is characteristic of the fork ball, one of baseball's change-ups, that a ball that flew straight will drop suddenly just before the batter.