ball-hawking

adjectives

used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit
"a ball-hawking center fielder"
is similar to
having or showing or requiring special skill
"only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"
domain category
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
domain category
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop