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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Only one Giant — LaMonte Wade Jr., appropriately enough — worked a three-ball count against Paddack.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
After finding success driving to the basket and drawing fouls over the first two quarters, the Celtics relied almost exclusively on the three-ball after halftime.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Robert has been unusually patient in three-ball counts, accepting a walk (14.7 percent) rather than getting himself out swinging at pitches out of the strike zone.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Suggesting that Sears can fill it up even if Duke takes away the three-ball tonight admittedly sounds a little absurd.
—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
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
After finding success driving to the basket and drawing fouls over the first two quarters, the Celtics relied almost exclusively on the three-ball after halftime.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Robert has been unusually patient in three-ball counts, accepting a walk (14.7 percent) rather than getting himself out swinging at pitches out of the strike zone.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Suggesting that Sears can fill it up even if Duke takes away the three-ball tonight admittedly sounds a little absurd.
—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
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“Three-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-ball. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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