Ma'anar ƙamus na "pinch hitter" shine maye gurbin batter a wasan ƙwallon kwando wanda ke yin jemage a madadin wani ɗan wasa, yawanci lokacin da wasan ke kan layi ko ɗan wasa na asali ya kasa ci gaba saboda wasu dalilai. A wajen wasan ƙwallon kwando, "ƙwanƙwasawa" kuma na iya komawa ga wanda zai maye gurbinsa ko maye gurbin wanda ba zai iya ko ya ƙi yin wani aiki ko aiki ba, sau da yawa a cikin gaggawa ko yanayin da ba zato ba tsammani.