Gopher Ball Edit Meaning

1.

As in "go for" ball, used in baseball to refer to a pitch hit for a homerun.

Don't throw a hanging curve with a 2-0 count...gopher ball for sure.

2.

A home run or round tripper, a combination of "Go four" as in the number of bases you round on a home run.

The pitcher threw too many gopher balls and was taken out of the game.

See homer, home run, dinger, round tripper, blast