1.  Hit second ball made four - the fielders showing the minimum inclination to intercept it.

2.  Hit second ball made four -- the fielders showing the minimum inclination to intercept it.

3.  A faster bat means a harder hit ball.

4.  But there were some sharply hit balls that led to the runs.

5.  Galarraga usually tries to the hit ball a long way.

6.  Garrett said golf clubs had become more forgiving, giving even a poorly hit ball a better chance of being a decent shot.

7.  It was one hit in five at-bats on the night but he had another two hard hit balls caught in center field.

8.  No stepping off the mound except to field a hit ball.

9.  One night in Memphis, he switched from an aluminum bat to a wooden one and still hit three balls up against the fence in left-center field.

10.  Seemingly perfectly hit balls to the pin often roll back off the front, while shots struck long leave golfers with nasty downhill putts.