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Whelihan scored on a sacrifice fly to deep left by Reagan Cullivan.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
But Orange Lutheran, which trailed Capistrano Valley on Tuesday before walking away with an 11-7 victory, answered in the bottom half of the inning by scoring off an error and sacrifice flies by Mineo-Schrank and shortstop Madelyn Armendariz.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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sacrifice fly
noun
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a base runner scores
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