incurve

Example Sentences

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I don’t think so much of my incurve, though I’m trying to make it break a little more sharply.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.

It developed presently, that this was now his intention and that the Rube knew it and pitched him the one ball which is almost impossible to bunt—a high incurve, over the inside corner.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane

The other important curves are the incurve, shooting sharply to the left, and the drop, with their many variations, nearly every pitcher using some favourite curve.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

He captained the baseball team, and could pitch an incurve and a swift drop ball that made him a demi-god to those who had vainly tried to hit his twisters.

From The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps by Driscoll, James R. [pseud.]

His shoulders were bowed, the incurve of his thin stomach following the line of his back.

From The Under Dog by Smith, Francis Hopkinson