Examples of long ball in a Sentence

a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls

Recent Examples on the Web Gil lofted a long ball to the edge of the penalty area, the ball holding up on the artificial surface, Bou then lobbing the shot from about 15 yards. — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021 Madison QB Reggie Johnson played long ball, completing 7 of 9 passes for 204 yards and 3 touchdowns. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2021 Defender Dario Zuparic hit a long ball from one end to the other, finding Asprilla in the box. — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2021 For the second time in as many days, Castro played long ball. — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2021 The Timbers’ best chance of the first half came in the 32nd minute off a long ball to Felipe Mora. — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021 Hergott launched a long ball to Holladay, who made a fingertip grab in the end zone. — James Weber, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2021 Tacoma's Samuel Adeniran leveled the game off a long ball up the left flank. — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2021 On his second pass of the game, Stafford faked a handoff, rolled left, flipped his hips and unleashed a laser-like long ball to Van Jefferson who had split a pair of defenders down the right side. — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2021

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