A powerfully struck shot that travels close to the ground.
〔棒球〕平直球
Example sentencesExamples
Then, he caught a line drive by Bench in foul territory in the ninth inning of Game 5, seemingly knowing where the ball was headed before it was hit.
The book states that on September 14, 1923, Red Sox first baseman George Burns turned an unassisted triple play on a line drive.
If a runner is struck by a line drive or fly ball while on the base, he is to be called out.
On the next pitch, he slammed a screaming line drive right at and caught by second baseman Bobby Richardson, and in the blink of an eye, the World Series was over.
Tony Taylor hit a line drive to right field, and Rusty Staub caught it on the run.
Definition of line drive in US English:
line drive
nounlaɪn draɪv
Baseball
A powerfully hit ball that travels in the air and relatively close to and parallel with the ground.
Example sentencesExamples
On the next pitch, he slammed a screaming line drive right at and caught by second baseman Bobby Richardson, and in the blink of an eye, the World Series was over.
If a runner is struck by a line drive or fly ball while on the base, he is to be called out.
Then, he caught a line drive by Bench in foul territory in the ninth inning of Game 5, seemingly knowing where the ball was headed before it was hit.
Tony Taylor hit a line drive to right field, and Rusty Staub caught it on the run.
The book states that on September 14, 1923, Red Sox first baseman George Burns turned an unassisted triple play on a line drive.