ball-hawking

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ball-hawking
    adj 1: used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing
           a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ball-hawking \ball-hawking\ adj. (Baseball or basketball or
   football)
   skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; --
   used of a Baseball or basketball or football player. a
   ball-hawking center fielder
   [WordNet 1.5]