1.   Bat striking ball?

2.   Against Alabama, he beat everyone down field, dived into the end zone and batted the ball back toward the field, almost preventing a touchback.

3.   But Jeff Garcia underthrew the ball, allowing McKenzie to bat the ball.

4.   Game balls are better than batting practice balls, and catching a Sammy Sosa homer on the fly is the pinnacle of this mini-sport.

5.   I batted the ball and it just hung up there for the longest time.

6.   Jefferson batted the ball and finally controlled it.

7.   Last week it was the Bucs Steve White who batted the ball and intercepted it, setting up a Bucs field goal in the NFC championship game.

8.   Lying on the grass, Sehorn batted the ball in the air, then caught it with two hands as he was rising to run.

9.   Many thought Hitchcock should have simply batted the ball down.

10.   Pierce then made a quick leap at the end line and batted the ball blindly back into play, where it was controlled by Boston.