1. plural of pitchout: in baseball, a pitch thrown deliberately wide of home plate to prevent a stolen base or to set up a pickoff attempt
Usage: baseball
2. plural of pitchout: in football, a lateral pass or handoff to a running back moving toward the sideline
Usage: American football

Examples

• The catcher called for two pitchouts in a row to prevent the steal.
• The pitcher threw three pitchouts during the inning to control the running game.
• The quarterback executed several pitchouts to the halfback during the drive.
• Those pitchouts to the outside helped establish the running game early.
• The coach designed pitchouts to take advantage of the defense’s alignment.
• Both pitchouts were perfectly timed to catch the runner leaning.