full count

noun

baseball

: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls

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With her latest top 10, the most successful woman in hip-hop history is up to at least 19 appearances inside that arena, and her full count may be even higher. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 In the first inning, Betts walked on four pitches, Freddie Freeman took a free base from a full count and Teoscar Hernández watched four more balls miss the strike zone to load the bases. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024 The Republic built a computer program that collected every citation in the state to get the full count. —

Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 With a full count and bases loaded, Cruz threw his split-finger fastball bounced at the front of the plate nearly in the left-handed batter’s box, but the right-handed Amed Rosario swung anyway. —

C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for full count