快音

かいおん【快音】

the crack 《of the bat》; the roar 《of the motor》.

●ここ数試合, 不調らしく, バットから彼らしい快音が聞かれない. These past few games he seems to be in a slump: we don't hear that familiar crack of his bat.

●最終回, 彼のバットが快音を放った. In the final inning, with a resounding crack of his bat, he sent a pitch flying.

・打球は快音を残してレフトスタンド上段に飛び込んだ. At the crack of his bat the ball rocketed into the upper level of the left-field stands.