slow pitch

slow pitch
n.
a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched with an underhand motion at moderate speed in an arc that rises at least six feet above the ground: cf. FAST PITCH

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  • slow pitch — noun (U) AmE a game like softball, played by mixed teams of men and women …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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