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ahead in the count

ahead in the count adjective: having more strikes than balls against a batter in an at-bat.

Adjective

ahead in the count (not comparable)

  1. Having more strikes than balls against a batter in an at-bat.
  2. Having fewer strikes than balls against a pitcher in an at-bat.

Questions about ahead in the count

What does ahead in the count mean?
Ahead in the count means having more strikes than balls against a batter in an at-bat.
What part of speech is ahead in the count?
Ahead in the count is an adjective.

Words near ahead in the count in the dictionary

  1. AHCI
  2. AHD
  3. AHDB
  4. AHE
  5. ahead
  6. ahead in the count
  7. ahead of
  8. ahead of one's time
  9. ahead of schedule
  10. ahead of the curve
  11. ahead of the game

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