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changeup

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change·up  (chnjp)
n. Baseball
A pitch intended to look like a fastball, which actually approaches the plate at a slow speed, thereby causing the batter to swing prematurely.

[Alteration of change-of-pace.]


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It showed, as the lefty used an effective fastball and changeup to improve to 7-4, allowing just one run, scattering seven hits and fanning four in his longest outing of the season.
Employing an effective changeup, sophomore left-hander Hunter Weiss allowed six hits in a complete game for Central Catholic, the Mount Hood Conference champion.
30 ERA, often times unable to locate his fastball and rarely able to get both his curve and changeup to work in the same outing.
 
 
 
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