pitching

nouns

(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
pitching
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!"
baseball, baseball game
is a type of (narrower)
the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
playing
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
lurch, pitch, pitching
is derived from
pitch