How to Use on pitch in a Sentence

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• Innings were based more on pitch counts, so there was a four-out inning and a two-out inning.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 10 July 2020
• But there’s been very little time spent on pitch design for Veasey in college.
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 July 2026
• The work in between starts has been focused on pitch strategy.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
• That could lead to further limits on pitch counts to start a season and more risk for pitching injuries.
  — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2022
• There will always be an eye fixed on the game clock, on pitch counts, on who can step up as a replacement, on which young prospect might one day save a franchise.
  — Danny Chau, The Atlantic, 30 July 2020
• The trash can was in place, as was Carlos Beltrán’s legal skill of picking up on pitch tipping.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
• Kiermaier broke for third on pitch, touched the base and took a step toward home before heading back to second without re-touching third.
  — Mark Didtler, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• For decades, baseball coaches have relied on pitch counts and the subjective concept of overuse to manage their pitchers.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2019
• Many of Burns’ outings in the minors were on pitch counts, leading to longer outings than maybe would be suggested by his pitch counts.
  — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
• Some strength training and hours of work on pitch recognition can help turn Lara into a finished product in a couple years.
  — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
• Some skiers memorize courses like actors learning scripts; others study data on pitch and distances to find the ideal line.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
• Somehow my vocal track on that first take … the most alive, with the most energy, on pitch both vocally and emotionally … had been erased.
  — Barbra Streisand, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2023
• Major League Baseball was hit with a scandal focusing on pitch rigging just weeks later.
  — Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
• That tone is perfectly on pitch for essays about Degrassi and Hot Topic.
  — Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2021
• Landry and Beckham have both been on pitch counts coming off their surgeries, with Landry sitting out every other padded practice.
  — cleveland, 30 Aug. 2020
• The criteria should be on pitch performance, not marketing potential.
  — James Nalton, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
• The Rangers are going to need some innings out of relievers, particularly early in the season when starters are on pitch limits.
  — Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2022
• Kapler said Samardzija reached three innings in his rehab games but could go five depending on pitch count on a day when some relievers will be off limits due to overwork.
  — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 25 Sep. 2020
• In the case of Holmes, who digs getting into the weeds on pitch designs and data, the conversation can lead to a robust back-and-forth on potential changes.
  — Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
• Bowlan will go over different notes from the pitching staff and check in with his veteran teammates for advice on pitch selection and how to handle high-leverage situations.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
• Jon Fetterolf, a veteran agent and attorney, has observed Luba on pitch calls and praises her ability to connect with players.
  — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 1 Dec. 2020
• Herges said part of Bumgarner’s focus during bullpen sessions had been on pitch design — that is, using pitch-tracking data to make adjustments to specific pitches.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2021
• Social media showed cars in northeastern China driving on pitch dark roads, people eating dinner by the light of their cellphone and families trapped in elevators that had suddenly shut off.
  — Keith Zhai, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021
• One Disney employee who often sits in on pitch meetings at Imagineering disagrees, noting that Chapek isn't at all nervous, but in awe of and impressed by the creative team.
  — Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 16 June 2022
• Mather said players in the Diamondbacks’ minor league system are given updates every couple of weeks on what their strengths and weaknesses appear to be based on pitch data, giving them a chance to start trying to close their holes.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022
• After Woodruff completed his night with a double play on pitch number 100, the Brewers bats chased Ureña in the bottom half of the sixth, spinning the wheels on the hitting merry-go-round.
  — Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2022
• The teammates dismissed the idea, with Valdez apologizing for miscommunication on pitch selection after the 7-1 loss, and Valdez’s agent took extra steps Wednesday to defend his client.
  — CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
• The Diamondbacks are getting back to basics with struggling left-hander Madison Bumgarner, cutting out some of the more nuanced aspects of his between-starts work and instead focusing on pitch execution.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2021
• According to an indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court in Brooklyn, Clase and Ortiz helped bettors from their native Dominican Republic win in-game prop bets on pitch speed and outcome by throwing certain pitches slower and down in the dirt, well out of the strike zone.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025