three-ball
adjective
: relating to or being a golf match in which three players compete against one another with each playing a single ball
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Suggesting that Sears can fill it up even if Duke takes away the three-ball tonight admittedly sounds a little absurd.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The three-ball is just a refined tool in his arsenal, one he’s worked tirelessly to hone.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
He’s drawn five walks this year in 157 plate appearances, and he’s only seen seven pitches in three-ball counts.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 Apr. 2024
Their offensive strategy is pushing the rest of the league to a historical reliance on the three-ball.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
Michelle Cervantes, Gianna Flores and Bella Hiner all worked three-ball counts as Cervantes and Hiner both walked.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
The Samoan southpaw — as large as ever, though with considerably less hair — held the Giants scoreless on a handful of hits but put four batters on base via walks and ran three-ball counts to another five hitters.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Reddish then calmly reset his feet and confidently knocked down the three-ball early in the second quarter.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
The biggest threat was a three-ball, one-strike count to Jonah Bride with two outs in the eighth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The three-ball is just a refined tool in his arsenal, one he’s worked tirelessly to hone.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
He’s drawn five walks this year in 157 plate appearances, and he’s only seen seven pitches in three-ball counts.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 Apr. 2024
Their offensive strategy is pushing the rest of the league to a historical reliance on the three-ball.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
Michelle Cervantes, Gianna Flores and Bella Hiner all worked three-ball counts as Cervantes and Hiner both walked.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
The Samoan southpaw — as large as ever, though with considerably less hair — held the Giants scoreless on a handful of hits but put four batters on base via walks and ran three-ball counts to another five hitters.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Reddish then calmly reset his feet and confidently knocked down the three-ball early in the second quarter.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
The biggest threat was a three-ball, one-strike count to Jonah Bride with two outs in the eighth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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“Three-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-ball. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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